Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 594 · 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.___ Arjun throw the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
2. 2.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) spoken
3. 3.I ___ a cake last week. (a) have baked (b) bake (c) will bake (d) baked
4. 4.They ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catched (b) will catch (c) catch (d) caught
5. 5.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
6. 6.___ Riya speak Hindi last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
7. 7.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eated (c) ate (d) eating
8. 8.Isha did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell (d) told
9. 9.___ you cook rice last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
10. 10.My sister ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) plants (c) will plant (d) has planted
11. 11.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taken (c) taked (d) taking
12. 12.My brother ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) has played (c) will play (d) plays
13. 13.We ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buy (b) buyed (c) will buy (d) bought
14. 14.You ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plant (b) have planted (c) will plant (d) planted
15. 15.My sister did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speak (d) speaks
16. 16.My brother did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watched (d) watches
17. 17.___ I tell a story two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
18. 18.I ___ the dog in 2023. (a) will feed (b) feed (c) fed (d) feeded
19. 19.You did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sent (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
20. 20.___ they carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
21. 21.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weared (c) wore (d) worn
22. 22.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) writing (d) wrote
23. 23.She did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) takes (b) took (c) taking (d) take
24. 24.She did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) going (b) go (c) went (d) goes
25. 25.He ___ a picture last week. (a) will draw (b) draws (c) drew (d) drawed
26. 26.She did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) sent
27. 27.He ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) has baked (b) bakes (c) will bake (d) baked
28. 28.___ I bake a cake two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
29. 29.We ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) tell (c) telled (d) will tell
30. 30.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flying (d) flew
31. 31.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
32. 32.___ my cousins take the train two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
33. 33.I did not ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) plant (c) plants (d) planting
34. 34.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) thrown (c) throwed (d) threw
35. 35.They did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) winning (c) wins (d) win
36. 36.___ you make tea last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
37. 37.___ you take the train in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
38. 38.The children ___ a mango last week. (a) eat (b) ate (c) will eat (d) eated
39. 39.___ he clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
40. 40.We ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dance (b) danced (c) will dance (d) have danced

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