Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 574 · 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 did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washes (b) washed (c) wash (d) washing
2. 2.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drunk
3. 3.We did not ___ a letter last week. (a) wrote (b) write (c) writing (d) writes
4. 4.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) running (c) ran (d) runned
5. 5.He ___ a cake last week. (a) bakes (b) baked (c) will bake (d) has baked
6. 6.My friends did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) run (c) ran (d) running
7. 7.You ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) will ride (b) rode (c) rided (d) ride
8. 8.The students ___ the room in 2023. (a) will clean (b) clean (c) have cleaned (d) cleaned
9. 9.My sister ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooks (b) has cooked (c) cooked (d) will cook
10. 10.___ we cook rice two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
11. 11.Omkar did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flying (d) flies
12. 12.They ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writed (b) will write (c) write (d) wrote
13. 13.Kabir did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) sing (b) sings (c) singing (d) sang
14. 14.___ Isha wear a cap yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
15. 15.You ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) have danced (b) will dance (c) dance (d) danced
16. 16.___ they feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
17. 17.He ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eated (d) will eat
18. 18.___ you clap for the team yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
19. 19.The children did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baked (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
20. 20.He did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) making (b) makes (c) make (d) made
21. 21.My brother did not ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapped
22. 22.We did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) baking (c) bakes (d) bake
23. 23.My friends ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) caught (b) catched (c) catch (d) will catch
24. 24.He ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flyed (b) flies (c) will fly (d) flew
25. 25.I ___ a cap yesterday. (a) weared (b) will wear (c) wore (d) wear
26. 26.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
27. 27.You ___ a picture last week. (a) drew (b) draw (c) will draw (d) drawed
28. 28.She ___ the match in 2023. (a) wins (b) winned (c) will win (d) won
29. 29.My cousins did not ___ a song last week. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sang (d) sing
30. 30.He did not ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swam
31. 31.___ my sister feed the dog two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
32. 32.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
33. 33.___ I play cricket in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
34. 34.I ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinked (b) drink (c) drank (d) will drink
35. 35.They ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will climb (b) climbed (c) climb (d) have climbed
36. 36.They did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed (d) fed
37. 37.Aditya ___ the train in 2023. (a) taked (b) will take (c) takes (d) took
38. 38.Ira ___ to school in 2023. (a) will go (b) goes (c) went (d) goed
39. 39.We did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
40. 40.___ my sister carry the bag yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do

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