Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 533 · 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.He ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throws (b) will throw (c) throwed (d) threw
2. 2.He did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baking
3. 3.___ my sister bake a cake two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
4. 4.My cousins ___ science two days ago. (a) study (b) will study (c) studied (d) have studied
5. 5.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taked (c) took (d) taken
6. 6.___ my friends plant a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
7. 7.___ the children jog in the park two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
8. 8.___ Aditya dance on the stage last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
9. 9.___ she throw the ball two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
10. 10.They ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) will help (b) helped (c) have helped (d) help
11. 11.___ they carry the bag two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
12. 12.___ he run in the park last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
13. 13.My parents ___ the train in 2023. (a) taked (b) take (c) took (d) will take
14. 14.___ they take the train in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
15. 15.We ___ the match two days ago. (a) win (b) winned (c) won (d) will win
16. 16.My sister did not ___ to school two days ago. (a) went (b) going (c) goes (d) go
17. 17.They did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) playing (b) play (c) played (d) plays
18. 18.Manav did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feed (d) feeds
19. 19.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) throwing (c) throwed (d) thrown
20. 20.___ she study science two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.___ Ananya clean the room in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
22. 22.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flew (c) flying (d) flown
23. 23.He ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buys (b) will buy (c) buyed (d) bought
24. 24.___ we make tea last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
25. 25.They did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) took (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
26. 26.___ she draw a picture yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
27. 27.___ Aisha make tea in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
28. 28.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
29. 29.___ Aisha buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
30. 30.He ___ cricket two days ago. (a) has played (b) played (c) will play (d) plays
31. 31.They did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bake (b) baked (c) bakes (d) baking
32. 32.Aarav ___ rice two days ago. (a) has cooked (b) cooked (c) will cook (d) cooks
33. 33.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drunk (d) drinked
34. 34.___ Aarav bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
35. 35.They did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builds (b) built (c) building (d) build
36. 36.He ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) watches (c) will watch (d) has watched
37. 37.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
38. 38.My brother did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) took (b) taking (c) take (d) takes
39. 39.___ Rahul build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
40. 40.___ they draw a picture yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was

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