Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 488 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Past = V2): Time words: yesterday, last Sunday, two days ago, last week, in 2023. Regular verbs add -ed (cleaned, studied, jogged); irregular verbs change (went, ate, wrote, bought). The same form works for every subject. Questions and “not” use did + the base verb: Did you go? He did not go.

1. 1.I did not ___ for the team last week. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap (d) clapped
2. 2.I did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) riding (b) rode (c) ride (d) rides
3. 3.Arjun did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buys (d) buying
4. 4.Farhan ___ a tree last week. (a) plants (b) will plant (c) has planted (d) planted
5. 5.Isha ___ a tree yesterday. (a) has climbed (b) climbed (c) climbs (d) will climb
6. 6.My sister ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carried (b) has carried (c) will carry (d) carries
7. 7.You ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clap (b) have clapped (c) will clap (d) clapped
8. 8.I ___ in the park yesterday. (a) have jogged (b) jog (c) jogged (d) will jog
9. 9.I did not ___ a mango last week. (a) ate (b) eating (c) eat (d) eats
10. 10.They ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) will bake (b) have baked (c) baked (d) bake
11. 11.___ you win the match last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
12. 12.___ you write a letter yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
13. 13.I ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) will speak (b) speaked (c) speak (d) spoke
14. 14.___ they speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
15. 15.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) spoken
16. 16.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flew
17. 17.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) running (c) run (d) runned
18. 18.We did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) singing (b) sang (c) sings (d) sing
19. 19.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swimmed (d) swam
20. 20.They did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) running (c) ran (d) run
21. 21.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) gone (d) going
22. 22.The children did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) planted
23. 23.They ___ vegetables last week. (a) bought (b) buyed (c) will buy (d) buy
24. 24.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) ate (d) eating
25. 25.___ my brother watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
26. 26.He did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) take (b) takes (c) took (d) taking
27. 27.They ___ a letter in 2023. (a) will write (b) write (c) wrote (d) writed
28. 28.___ we bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
29. 29.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
30. 30.You ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) will wash (b) wash (c) have washed (d) washed
31. 31.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taken (c) took (d) taking
32. 32.___ we ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
33. 33.___ she tell a story in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
34. 34.He did not ___ to school last week. (a) going (b) went (c) goes (d) go
35. 35.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
36. 36.She did not ___ for the team last week. (a) clapped (b) clap (c) clapping (d) claps
37. 37.My brother did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) studied
38. 38.My brother ___ a picture two days ago. (a) will draw (b) drew (c) drawed (d) draws
39. 39.___ he watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
40. 40.My friends ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) danced (b) have danced (c) dance (d) will dance

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