Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 602 · 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.They ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) caught (b) will catch (c) catched (d) catch
2. 2.___ you plant a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
3. 3.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writing (c) written (d) writed
4. 4.___ Pooja help Grandma two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
5. 5.You ___ lunch last week. (a) will bring (b) brought (c) bringed (d) bring
6. 6.Ira ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) plays (b) played (c) has played (d) will play
7. 7.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speaking
8. 8.She did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaned
9. 9.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
10. 10.___ Sneha win the match yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
11. 11.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swum
12. 12.___ Zoya plant a tree last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
13. 13.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
14. 14.The students did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) spoke
15. 15.___ he run in the park last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.Farhan ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) has baked (d) will bake
17. 17.My parents did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planted (b) plant (c) plants (d) planting
18. 18.She ___ a story in 2023. (a) tells (b) will tell (c) told (d) telled
19. 19.___ Diya sing a song in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
20. 20.I did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climb (b) climbed (c) climbing (d) climbs
21. 21.She did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleaned
22. 22.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
23. 23.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) thrown (c) throwed (d) throwing
24. 24.___ she wear a cap yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
25. 25.___ you tell a story two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
26. 26.They ___ to school in 2023. (a) went (b) goed (c) go (d) will go
27. 27.You did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogged
28. 28.___ they dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
29. 29.___ I buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.We ___ a picture two days ago. (a) draw (b) drew (c) drawed (d) will draw
31. 31.I ___ a cake in 2023. (a) baked (b) will bake (c) bake (d) have baked
32. 32.I did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) clean
33. 33.My sister did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jogs
34. 34.___ my friends bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
35. 35.I ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climb (b) have climbed (c) will climb (d) climbed
36. 36.___ he write a letter two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
37. 37.___ my sister fly a kite last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
38. 38.We ___ in the park last week. (a) runned (b) will run (c) run (d) ran
39. 39.She ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) will tell (c) tells (d) telled
40. 40.He did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) ran (b) runs (c) running (d) run

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