Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 492 · 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 play cricket last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
2. 2.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) running (c) runned (d) ran
3. 3.Aisha ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will jog (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) has jogged
4. 4.Farhan did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
5. 5.The children ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaked (b) spoke (c) speak (d) will speak
6. 6.He ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) has danced (b) danced (c) will dance (d) dances
7. 7.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
8. 8.They did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watched (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
9. 9.___ my friends sing a song last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
10. 10.They ___ the ball two days ago. (a) threw (b) will throw (c) throw (d) throwed
11. 11.Rohan did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) winning (b) win (c) wins (d) won
12. 12.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flying (c) flew (d) flown
13. 13.I did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studied (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
14. 14.You did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) fed (d) feeding
15. 15.___ Farhan wear a cap last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
16. 16.___ they help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
17. 17.My brother ___ cricket yesterday. (a) has played (b) will play (c) plays (d) played
18. 18.You did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaning
19. 19.___ Aisha jog in the park two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
20. 20.Omkar did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drink
21. 21.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) going (c) gone (d) goed
22. 22.Ishaan ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) danced (b) has danced (c) will dance (d) dances
23. 23.The students did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) washing (c) washed (d) wash
24. 24.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) ridden (c) rided (d) riding
25. 25.You ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brought (b) bringed (c) will bring (d) bring
26. 26.___ they build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
27. 27.You ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climb (b) will climb (c) climbed (d) have climbed
28. 28.___ you clean the room last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
29. 29.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taken (c) took (d) taking
30. 30.The students ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) wrote (b) will write (c) write (d) writed
31. 31.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) worn (c) wore (d) weared
32. 32.My friends ___ a story last Sunday. (a) will tell (b) told (c) tell (d) telled
33. 33.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swimmed
34. 34.They ___ a song in 2023. (a) sing (b) have sung (c) sang (d) will sing
35. 35.I ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climb (b) will climb (c) have climbed (d) climbed
36. 36.You ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) have danced (b) dance (c) danced (d) will dance
37. 37.She did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
38. 38.___ my sister plant a tree yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
39. 39.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwed (c) thrown (d) threw
40. 40.They did not ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swim

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