Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 497 · 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.She ___ the bag two days ago. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) carries (d) has carried
2. 2.My brother ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) will climb (d) has climbed
3. 3.___ Aisha jog in the park in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
4. 4.___ you wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
5. 5.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eaten (c) ate (d) eated
6. 6.You did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eating (b) eats (c) ate (d) eat
7. 7.He ___ a song in 2023. (a) has sung (b) sang (c) sings (d) will sing
8. 8.He ___ a picture in 2023. (a) will draw (b) drew (c) draws (d) drawed
9. 9.Rohan did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) play (b) played (c) playing (d) plays
10. 10.They did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing (d) played
11. 11.___ I go to school last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
12. 12.___ he go to school last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
13. 13.___ they sing a song yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
14. 14.___ I go to school last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
15. 15.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) runned (c) ran (d) run
16. 16.Kavya ___ vegetables last week. (a) bought (b) will buy (c) buys (d) buyed
17. 17.We did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swims (d) swim
18. 18.They ___ the ball yesterday. (a) caught (b) will catch (c) catched (d) catch
19. 19.You ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeded (b) feed (c) will feed (d) fed
20. 20.My friends did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drank (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
21. 21.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
22. 22.___ Manav throw the ball last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
23. 23.My parents did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) building (b) built (c) builds (d) build
24. 24.Karan ___ milk yesterday. (a) will drink (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drinked
25. 25.She ___ rice last week. (a) cooked (b) has cooked (c) will cook (d) cooks
26. 26.___ we dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
27. 27.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
28. 28.I did not ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) plant (c) planting (d) plants
29. 29.We did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
30. 30.The children ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swam (b) will swim (c) swim (d) swimmed
31. 31.We did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) cleaning (d) clean
32. 32.You ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) help (b) have helped (c) will help (d) helped
33. 33.You ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) will wash (b) washed (c) have washed (d) wash
34. 34.She did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) building (b) builds (c) build (d) built
35. 35.My sister ___ a picture last week. (a) will draw (b) drew (c) draws (d) drawed
36. 36.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) rode (c) riding (d) rided
37. 37.___ you dance on the stage last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
39. 39.They did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studying (b) studied (c) studies (d) study
40. 40.You ___ the bag last week. (a) will carry (b) have carried (c) carried (d) carry

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