Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 601 · 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 plant a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
2. 2.___ the children build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
3. 3.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flew
4. 4.She ___ cricket in 2023. (a) will play (b) has played (c) played (d) plays
5. 5.Aisha ___ the room last Sunday. (a) has cleaned (b) cleaned (c) will clean (d) cleans
6. 6.___ he buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
7. 7.My cousins ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) ride (b) rided (c) will ride (d) rode
8. 8.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
9. 9.My sister ___ the ball last week. (a) threw (b) will throw (c) throwed (d) throws
10. 10.He did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) wins (b) winning (c) won (d) win
11. 11.I ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) will buy (b) buyed (c) buy (d) bought
12. 12.I ___ the match last week. (a) winned (b) won (c) will win (d) win
13. 13.I ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plant (b) will plant (c) have planted (d) planted
14. 14.We did not ___ the train last week. (a) taking (b) takes (c) took (d) take
15. 15.___ Aarav dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
16. 16.Rahul ___ to school last Sunday. (a) went (b) goes (c) will go (d) goed
17. 17.Vivaan ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) will swim (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) swims
18. 18.He did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carried (d) carrying
19. 19.___ you throw the ball last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
20. 20.___ she throw the ball two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.They did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) sent
22. 22.My cousins did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) making (b) make (c) made (d) makes
23. 23.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eaten (c) eating (d) eated
24. 24.I did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washed (d) washes
25. 25.My brother ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) will draw (b) draws (c) drew (d) drawed
26. 26.The children ___ a song yesterday. (a) sing (b) sang (c) will sing (d) have sung
27. 27.I did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) send (b) sending (c) sends (d) sent
28. 28.They ___ the match in 2023. (a) will win (b) win (c) winned (d) won
29. 29.___ Tara wear a cap two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
30. 30.Vivaan ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) dances (c) has danced (d) will dance
31. 31.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swam (d) swimmed
32. 32.___ I write a letter yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
33. 33.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) going (d) went
34. 34.Arjun ___ milk yesterday. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drinked
35. 35.___ she wash the dishes last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
36. 36.My parents did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buy (b) buying (c) buys (d) bought
37. 37.My brother did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catching (b) catch (c) caught (d) catches
38. 38.I ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) have watched (b) watch (c) will watch (d) watched
39. 39.I ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) dance (d) have danced
40. 40.I did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rides (b) ride (c) rode (d) riding

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