Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 554 · 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 ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throw (b) threw (c) will throw (d) throwed
2. 2.My sister ___ the dog in 2023. (a) will feed (b) fed (c) feeded (d) feeds
3. 3.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) ate (c) eating (d) eated
4. 4.Ira ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watches (b) watched (c) has watched (d) will watch
5. 5.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) going (d) gone
6. 6.You did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) wash (b) washed (c) washes (d) washing
7. 7.The students did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bring (b) brought (c) bringing (d) brings
8. 8.___ Pooja write a letter last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
9. 9.We did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) took
10. 10.We ___ a letter last week. (a) will write (b) write (c) wrote (d) writed
11. 11.___ my sister dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
12. 12.My friends ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swim (d) swam
13. 13.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
14. 14.She did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carry (d) carrying
15. 15.Ira did not ___ the ball last week. (a) catching (b) catches (c) caught (d) catch
16. 16.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwed (c) threw (d) thrown
17. 17.I did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) build (b) building (c) builds (d) built
18. 18.My sister ___ the ball yesterday. (a) will throw (b) throwed (c) threw (d) throws
19. 19.He ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) has baked (d) will bake
20. 20.___ they jog in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
21. 21.Aditya did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planting (b) plant (c) planted (d) plants
22. 22.He ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) has jogged (c) will jog (d) jogged
23. 23.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flew
24. 24.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
25. 25.He did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) flew
26. 26.___ the students carry the bag two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
27. 27.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) rided (c) rode (d) riding
28. 28.You ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) will build (b) builded (c) built (d) build
29. 29.They ___ a message in 2023. (a) sended (b) will send (c) sent (d) send
30. 30.___ Arjun jog in the park two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
31. 31.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
32. 32.I did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) study (c) studies (d) studying
33. 33.___ they watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
34. 34.Aditya did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dances (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dance
35. 35.___ he plant a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
36. 36.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writing (c) writed (d) wrote
37. 37.We did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) make (b) making (c) makes (d) made
38. 38.She ___ tea last week. (a) made (b) maked (c) will make (d) makes
39. 39.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
40. 40.___ Arjun bring lunch in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was

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