Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 514 · 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.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eated (c) ate (d) eaten
2. 2.She did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
3. 3.___ Manav swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
4. 4.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) ran (d) running
5. 5.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swum
6. 6.They did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watched
7. 7.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
8. 8.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
9. 9.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) worn (c) wore (d) wearing
10. 10.They ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaked (b) speak (c) spoke (d) will speak
11. 11.They ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sang (b) have sung (c) sing (d) will sing
12. 12.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flew (d) flying
13. 13.He ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) has climbed (b) climbed (c) climbs (d) will climb
14. 14.They did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bring (b) brought (c) brings (d) bringing
15. 15.Aarav did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watches (b) watched (c) watching (d) watch
16. 16.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
17. 17.___ my brother send a message last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
18. 18.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
19. 19.We ___ rice last week. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) have cooked (d) will cook
20. 20.She ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helped (b) helps (c) will help (d) has helped
21. 21.I did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helped (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
22. 22.I did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swims (d) swim
23. 23.She ___ tea two days ago. (a) will make (b) makes (c) maked (d) made
24. 24.Kunal ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) dances (c) will dance (d) has danced
25. 25.Kavya ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swims (b) swimmed (c) will swim (d) swam
26. 26.We ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) will watch (b) have watched (c) watched (d) watch
27. 27.You did not ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) fed (d) feeds
28. 28.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) written (c) wrote (d) writed
29. 29.___ I bring lunch last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
30. 30.Priya did not ___ to school last week. (a) goes (b) go (c) going (d) went
31. 31.___ my sister throw the ball last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
32. 32.___ we clap for the team yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
33. 33.The students did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed (d) fed
34. 34.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoken (c) speaked (d) spoke
35. 35.She ___ a tree last week. (a) climbed (b) has climbed (c) will climb (d) climbs
36. 36.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drinked
37. 37.They did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
38. 38.___ we make tea in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
39. 39.They ___ the ball last week. (a) will catch (b) catch (c) catched (d) caught
40. 40.You ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) will climb (b) climb (c) climbed (d) have climbed

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