Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 519 · 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 “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flying (c) flew (d) flown
2. 2.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eating (c) eated (d) ate
3. 3.I ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) have clapped (b) clap (c) will clap (d) clapped
4. 4.You did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapped (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapping
5. 5.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) going (c) went (d) gone
6. 6.I ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swam (b) swim (c) will swim (d) swimmed
7. 7.We ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plant (b) planted (c) will plant (d) have planted
8. 8.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) rode (d) riding
9. 9.My sister ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dances (b) has danced (c) danced (d) will dance
10. 10.She did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding (d) fed
11. 11.Vivaan ___ cricket yesterday. (a) will play (b) has played (c) played (d) plays
12. 12.___ he send a message two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
13. 13.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
14. 14.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swimmed
15. 15.He ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sings (b) will sing (c) sang (d) has sung
16. 16.We ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) play (c) have played (d) will play
17. 17.___ Ananya study science yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
18. 18.We did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) built
19. 19.We did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogged (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
20. 20.My parents ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drew (b) drawed (c) will draw (d) draw
21. 21.___ the students study science two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
22. 22.The children ___ in the park two days ago. (a) will jog (b) jogged (c) have jogged (d) jog
23. 23.___ you go to school last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
24. 24.We did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carries (d) carry
25. 25.We did not ___ the match last week. (a) won (b) winning (c) wins (d) win
26. 26.___ he take the train yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.We did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) studied
28. 28.He did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wears
29. 29.___ we jog in the park in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
30. 30.My sister did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogging (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) jog
31. 31.___ Meera buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
32. 32.I ___ tea last week. (a) maked (b) make (c) made (d) will make
33. 33.He did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) sent (b) sends (c) send (d) sending
34. 34.___ Aisha write a letter last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
35. 35.I ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) danced (b) dance (c) have danced (d) will dance
36. 36.My sister ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) runs (b) ran (c) runned (d) will run
37. 37.We ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throw (c) will throw (d) throwed
38. 38.My friends ___ to school two days ago. (a) goed (b) went (c) will go (d) go
39. 39.You did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
40. 40.___ they help Grandma last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do

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