Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 50 · 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.Aarav ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swims (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swam
2. 2.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinking
3. 3.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) ate (c) eating (d) eaten
4. 4.He ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) wrote (b) writes (c) will write (d) writed
5. 5.He did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) wins (b) win (c) won (d) winning
6. 6.My parents ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) have carried (c) carried (d) will carry
7. 7.You ___ the match in 2023. (a) winned (b) will win (c) win (d) won
8. 8.My sister ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sent (b) sends (c) sended (d) will send
9. 9.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
10. 10.My brother did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) making (b) makes (c) made (d) make
11. 11.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
12. 12.We ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dance (b) will dance (c) have danced (d) danced
13. 13.___ we feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
14. 14.You did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch (d) watched
15. 15.My cousins did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) told (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
16. 16.___ he carry the bag in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
17. 17.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
18. 18.___ they eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
19. 19.___ I win the match two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
20. 20.He ___ the dishes last week. (a) washes (b) washed (c) will wash (d) has washed
21. 21.You ___ a kite last week. (a) flyed (b) fly (c) flew (d) will fly
22. 22.___ my friends jog in the park yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
23. 23.___ I cook rice last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
24. 24.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swimmed
25. 25.___ she write a letter last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
26. 26.He did not ___ to school last week. (a) went (b) goes (c) go (d) going
27. 27.He ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catches (b) catched (c) caught (d) will catch
28. 28.___ I climb a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
29. 29.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
30. 30.We ___ lunch yesterday. (a) will bring (b) brought (c) bringed (d) bring
31. 31.I ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dance (b) will dance (c) have danced (d) danced
32. 32.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
33. 33.We did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throw (d) throwing
34. 34.I did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbed
35. 35.I ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cook (b) have cooked (c) cooked (d) will cook
36. 36.You ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runned (b) run (c) will run (d) ran
37. 37.They did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) winning (b) won (c) win (d) wins
38. 38.They ___ tea in 2023. (a) will make (b) maked (c) make (d) made
39. 39.___ the children sing a song in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
40. 40.You ___ vegetables last week. (a) bought (b) will buy (c) buyed (d) buy

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