Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 517 · 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 ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) help (b) have helped (c) will help (d) helped
2. 2.He ___ a story in 2023. (a) told (b) telled (c) tells (d) will tell
3. 3.Neel ___ tea in 2023. (a) will make (b) makes (c) maked (d) made
4. 4.___ my brother wear a cap last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
5. 5.My brother ___ in the park two days ago. (a) will jog (b) has jogged (c) jogged (d) jogs
6. 6.Isha ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) will speak (d) speaked
7. 7.Manav did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) studied
8. 8.___ I bake a cake two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
9. 9.___ I send a message yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
10. 10.I did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) making (b) made (c) makes (d) make
11. 11.They did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) write (b) writes (c) wrote (d) writing
12. 12.My sister ___ the dog last week. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feeded (d) will feed
13. 13.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
14. 14.___ we build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
15. 15.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
16. 16.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) writing (d) wrote
17. 17.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
18. 18.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flew (c) flying (d) flown
19. 19.___ Zoya throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
20. 20.You did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) built (b) builds (c) build (d) building
21. 21.He ___ a cake last week. (a) baked (b) has baked (c) will bake (d) bakes
22. 22.___ you carry the bag last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
23. 23.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) taked (d) took
24. 24.___ we send a message two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
25. 25.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) run (c) running (d) ran
26. 26.___ I catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
27. 27.They ___ the bag two days ago. (a) have carried (b) will carry (c) carry (d) carried
28. 28.___ my sister sing a song last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
29. 29.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swum (c) swimmed (d) swimming
30. 30.My sister did not ___ the ball last week. (a) catch (b) catches (c) catching (d) caught
31. 31.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwed
32. 32.___ Rohan climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
33. 33.My sister ___ the ball yesterday. (a) caught (b) catches (c) will catch (d) catched
34. 34.___ you sing a song in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
35. 35.Kabir did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drank (d) drinking
36. 36.He did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drank (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
37. 37.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
38. 38.___ he watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
39. 39.We ___ a cap yesterday. (a) will wear (b) weared (c) wear (d) wore
40. 40.Isha ___ in the park in 2023. (a) has jogged (b) jogged (c) will jog (d) jogs

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