Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 526 · 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 “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
2. 2.They ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rided (b) rode (c) will ride (d) ride
3. 3.My brother ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builded (b) built (c) builds (d) will build
4. 4.___ Dev bake a cake yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
5. 5.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
6. 6.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
7. 7.___ my parents study science last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
8. 8.___ my sister ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
9. 9.___ the students bring lunch in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
10. 10.I ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swam (b) swim (c) swimmed (d) will swim
11. 11.___ my brother draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
12. 12.He did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drinks
13. 13.I ___ the dog in 2023. (a) fed (b) will feed (c) feed (d) feeded
14. 14.He ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throws (b) threw (c) will throw (d) throwed
15. 15.My brother did not ___ the ball last week. (a) caught (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
16. 16.He ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wears (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wore
17. 17.___ you make tea last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
18. 18.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writing (c) wrote (d) writed
19. 19.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
20. 20.We did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wears (b) wore (c) wearing (d) wear
21. 21.She did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watches (d) watched
22. 22.Nisha did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) planted
23. 23.___ she watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.I ___ the bag two days ago. (a) have carried (b) carry (c) will carry (d) carried
25. 25.Sneha ___ the ball last week. (a) will throw (b) throwed (c) throws (d) threw
26. 26.Kabir ___ in the park two days ago. (a) has jogged (b) will jog (c) jogs (d) jogged
27. 27.___ Aarav send a message two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
28. 28.He did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tell (b) tells (c) told (d) telling
29. 29.___ Ananya write a letter last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
30. 30.___ he win the match two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
31. 31.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
32. 32.You did not ___ a song last week. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sang (d) sings
33. 33.___ I send a message yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
34. 34.I did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) washed
35. 35.I did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carry
36. 36.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drank
37. 37.___ they plant a tree two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
38. 38.Meera ___ science two days ago. (a) has studied (b) will study (c) studied (d) studies
39. 39.Myra did not ___ in the park last week. (a) running (b) runs (c) ran (d) run
40. 40.You ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buy (d) will buy

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