Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 550 · 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 “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swum (d) swimming
2. 2.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taked (c) took (d) taken
3. 3.___ she write a letter two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
4. 4.We did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) caught (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
5. 5.Ira ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buys (b) will buy (c) bought (d) buyed
6. 6.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) writing (d) wrote
7. 7.My sister ___ a tree last week. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) plants (d) has planted
8. 8.Ira ___ a cake in 2023. (a) has baked (b) bakes (c) baked (d) will bake
9. 9.They ___ in the pool last week. (a) will swim (b) swim (c) swam (d) swimmed
10. 10.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
11. 11.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flying (d) flew
12. 12.___ we clean the room yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
13. 13.___ we run in the park last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
14. 14.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) rode (d) riding
15. 15.The students ___ the ball in 2023. (a) caught (b) catched (c) will catch (d) catch
16. 16.We ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swim (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swimmed
17. 17.___ my parents carry the bag last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
18. 18.I ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) have danced (b) danced (c) dance (d) will dance
19. 19.You ___ rice in 2023. (a) will cook (b) cooked (c) cook (d) have cooked
20. 20.They did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) throw (d) threw
21. 21.They ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) will watch (b) watch (c) watched (d) have watched
22. 22.I ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) have watched (b) will watch (c) watch (d) watched
23. 23.___ she fly a kite yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
25. 25.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
26. 26.___ I climb a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
27. 27.He did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throws (b) throw (c) threw (d) throwing
28. 28.My sister ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swam (b) will swim (c) swims (d) swimmed
29. 29.___ she run in the park yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
30. 30.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
31. 31.You did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builds (b) build (c) built (d) building
32. 32.___ you carry the bag in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
33. 33.___ my sister throw the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
34. 34.He did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooked (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooks
35. 35.___ my friends study science two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
36. 36.My brother ___ science in 2023. (a) will study (b) studied (c) studies (d) has studied
37. 37.___ my brother dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
38. 38.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eating (c) ate (d) eated
39. 39.Saanvi did not ___ a song last week. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sang (d) sings
40. 40.___ Isha tell a story in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does

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