Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 592 · 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 did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drank (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
2. 2.You ___ in the pool last week. (a) swim (b) swam (c) will swim (d) swimmed
3. 3.My sister did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing (d) played
4. 4.___ I clean the room two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
5. 5.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swam (d) swimmed
6. 6.We ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) build (b) will build (c) builded (d) built
7. 7.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
8. 8.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
9. 9.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) throwing (c) threw (d) thrown
10. 10.___ we play cricket yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
11. 11.You did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) ride (b) rides (c) rode (d) riding
12. 12.My parents ___ rice last week. (a) have cooked (b) cook (c) cooked (d) will cook
13. 13.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
14. 14.Zoya ___ cricket in 2023. (a) will play (b) played (c) plays (d) has played
15. 15.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
16. 16.The students ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) will dance (b) danced (c) have danced (d) dance
17. 17.We ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eat (b) eated (c) will eat (d) ate
18. 18.___ she write a letter in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
19. 19.They did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) brought
20. 20.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drunk
21. 21.___ my sister tell a story two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
22. 22.You did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) making (b) make (c) made (d) makes
23. 23.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
24. 24.___ he dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
25. 25.He did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builds (b) building (c) built (d) build
26. 26.We ___ a story last Sunday. (a) will tell (b) tell (c) telled (d) told
27. 27.My brother ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flyed (b) flew (c) flies (d) will fly
28. 28.He ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throwed (c) throws (d) will throw
29. 29.___ I carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
30. 30.She ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flies (b) will fly (c) flyed (d) flew
31. 31.I ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flyed (b) fly (c) will fly (d) flew
32. 32.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
33. 33.Kunal ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) washed (c) will wash (d) has washed
34. 34.They did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rode (d) rides
35. 35.Aarav did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jogged
36. 36.They ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drew (b) drawed (c) draw (d) will draw
37. 37.Sneha did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) make (b) makes (c) made (d) making
38. 38.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
39. 39.The students did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watches (b) watched (c) watching (d) watch
40. 40.___ they bake a cake yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do

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