Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 539 · 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 watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
2. 2.___ he wear a cap last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
3. 3.My sister did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throwing (c) throw (d) throws
4. 4.___ she cook rice last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
5. 5.My brother did not ___ to school last week. (a) going (b) went (c) goes (d) go
6. 6.He did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) ran (c) running (d) run
7. 7.They ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) will swim (b) swimmed (c) swim (d) swam
8. 8.___ Meera feed the dog yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
9. 9.___ I drink milk last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
10. 10.I did not ___ a cake last week. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baked (d) baking
11. 11.My brother ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) built (b) builds (c) builded (d) will build
12. 12.They did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
13. 13.The students ___ a cap last week. (a) wear (b) wore (c) will wear (d) weared
14. 14.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drew (c) drawn (d) drawing
15. 15.Vivaan did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
16. 16.You ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drawed (b) will draw (c) drew (d) draw
17. 17.Rahul ___ science last week. (a) has studied (b) studies (c) studied (d) will study
18. 18.Manav did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) danced (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
19. 19.My sister did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogged
20. 20.My brother ___ a cartoon last week. (a) will watch (b) watches (c) has watched (d) watched
21. 21.My parents ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dance (b) have danced (c) will dance (d) danced
22. 22.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) eating (d) ate
23. 23.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
24. 24.He did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogged (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
25. 25.___ we speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
26. 26.___ he sing a song last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
27. 27.We did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swims (d) swim
28. 28.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
29. 29.Myra did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) carried
30. 30.You ___ to school in 2023. (a) go (b) went (c) goed (d) will go
31. 31.We ___ the room last week. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) have cleaned (d) will clean
32. 32.___ my cousins tell a story yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
33. 33.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
34. 34.___ Aisha play cricket last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
35. 35.She ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flies (b) will fly (c) flyed (d) flew
36. 36.___ he wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
37. 37.You ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) will play (b) play (c) played (d) have played
38. 38.They ___ Grandma last week. (a) have helped (b) help (c) will help (d) helped
39. 39.___ my cousins watch a cartoon last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
40. 40.He did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drink

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