Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 521 · 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.We ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) winned (c) win (d) will win
2. 2.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
3. 3.___ my friends plant a tree last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
4. 4.I ___ the ball yesterday. (a) caught (b) catched (c) catch (d) will catch
5. 5.___ we dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
6. 6.___ the students wear a cap in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
7. 7.Rahul did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wore
8. 8.We ___ science last week. (a) will study (b) have studied (c) study (d) studied
9. 9.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flying (c) flew (d) flown
10. 10.We ___ a tree last week. (a) will plant (b) have planted (c) plant (d) planted
11. 11.We ___ cricket yesterday. (a) will play (b) played (c) play (d) have played
12. 12.He ___ on the stage last week. (a) has danced (b) dances (c) will dance (d) danced
13. 13.___ I catch the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
14. 14.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swam
15. 15.Isha ___ the dog last week. (a) fed (b) will feed (c) feeded (d) feeds
16. 16.___ I climb a tree two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
17. 17.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoken (c) speaked (d) spoke
18. 18.The children ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwed (b) threw (c) throw (d) will throw
19. 19.___ you feed the dog yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
20. 20.I ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) have watched (c) watch (d) will watch
21. 21.Zoya ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaks (b) will speak (c) spoke (d) speaked
22. 22.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taked (c) took (d) taken
23. 23.Zoya did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) wrote (b) write (c) writing (d) writes
24. 24.___ she win the match last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
25. 25.She ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) will dance (b) danced (c) dances (d) has danced
26. 26.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
27. 27.Isha ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) has jogged (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) will jog
28. 28.We ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) will plant (b) plant (c) planted (d) have planted
29. 29.My sister did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) run (c) running (d) ran
30. 30.___ she cook rice two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
31. 31.Karan ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brings (b) will bring (c) bringed (d) brought
32. 32.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) drawed (d) drew
33. 33.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
34. 34.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
35. 35.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eated (c) eating (d) eaten
36. 36.___ you play cricket last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
37. 37.My friends did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) win (b) won (c) wins (d) winning
38. 38.Karan ___ the bag yesterday. (a) will carry (b) has carried (c) carries (d) carried
39. 39.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) wrote (d) writing
40. 40.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drinking

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