Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 549 · 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 ___ rice two days ago. (a) will cook (b) have cooked (c) cooked (d) cook
2. 2.My friends did not ___ a cap last week. (a) wore (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wears
3. 3.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) took (d) taken
4. 4.___ my cousins study science in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
5. 5.I ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) will win (c) winned (d) win
6. 6.___ you help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
7. 7.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drank
8. 8.You did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eat (b) eating (c) ate (d) eats
9. 9.I did not ___ in the park last week. (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runs
10. 10.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
11. 11.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) riding (c) ridden (d) rided
12. 12.___ Ishaan cook rice last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
13. 13.She ___ a kite yesterday. (a) will fly (b) flew (c) flyed (d) flies
14. 14.Isha ___ science two days ago. (a) studies (b) studied (c) will study (d) has studied
15. 15.___ Rohan swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
16. 16.___ I cook rice last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
17. 17.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
18. 18.We ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) will play (c) play (d) have played
19. 19.I ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) will fly (b) flew (c) fly (d) flyed
20. 20.He did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) wrote (b) writes (c) write (d) writing
21. 21.___ Aisha wash the dishes last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
22. 22.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
23. 23.___ they jog in the park last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
24. 24.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) gone (c) going (d) goed
25. 25.The students ___ a story yesterday. (a) will tell (b) told (c) tell (d) telled
26. 26.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swam
27. 27.___ my brother tell a story last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
28. 28.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) run (c) runned (d) running
29. 29.___ we bring lunch two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
30. 30.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
31. 31.___ she catch the ball last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
32. 32.You ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) plant (c) have planted (d) will plant
33. 33.___ my parents fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
34. 34.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
35. 35.___ Karan dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
36. 36.You ___ to school yesterday. (a) goed (b) go (c) will go (d) went
37. 37.You did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flew (b) flying (c) flies (d) fly
38. 38.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyed (c) flew (d) flown
39. 39.___ I run in the park two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
40. 40.___ he jog in the park last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did

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