Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 490 · 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.We did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carried (d) carries
2. 2.___ Yash take the train last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
3. 3.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
4. 4.They did not ___ lunch last week. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) brought (d) bring
5. 5.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
6. 6.She did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) flew
7. 7.Meera ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drawed (b) draws (c) drew (d) will draw
8. 8.Manav did not ___ tea last week. (a) made (b) makes (c) making (d) make
9. 9.They ___ the dog yesterday. (a) fed (b) feeded (c) will feed (d) feed
10. 10.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) wrote (c) writing (d) writed
11. 11.I did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drank
12. 12.She ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) built (b) builds (c) will build (d) builded
13. 13.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) going (c) goed (d) went
14. 14.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) riding (c) rided (d) ridden
15. 15.I did not ___ science last week. (a) studying (b) study (c) studied (d) studies
16. 16.___ my parents eat a mango last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
17. 17.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eaten (c) ate (d) eated
18. 18.I did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) took (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
19. 19.___ he feed the dog last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
20. 20.My parents ___ in the park last week. (a) jogged (b) have jogged (c) will jog (d) jog
21. 21.Arjun ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeds (b) fed (c) will feed (d) feeded
22. 22.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
23. 23.They ___ to school last Sunday. (a) go (b) will go (c) goed (d) went
24. 24.They ___ lunch last week. (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bring (d) will bring
25. 25.My sister did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
26. 26.My friends did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studied (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
27. 27.___ she write a letter two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
28. 28.___ she catch the ball two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
29. 29.They did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swim (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swims
30. 30.We did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buys (d) buying
31. 31.You ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) run (b) runned (c) ran (d) will run
32. 32.___ you write a letter last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
33. 33.___ I tell a story in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
34. 34.___ we fly a kite yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
35. 35.She did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) write (b) writing (c) writes (d) wrote
36. 36.___ she go to school last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
37. 37.___ I win the match in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
38. 38.We did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throw
39. 39.We did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) sending (b) sent (c) send (d) sends
40. 40.They did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planting (b) plants (c) planted (d) plant

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