Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 607 · 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 throw the ball two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
2. 2.My brother did not ___ in the park last week. (a) run (b) ran (c) runs (d) running
3. 3.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinked (c) drinking (d) drunk
4. 4.He ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) built (b) builded (c) builds (d) will build
5. 5.The children did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) go (b) going (c) goes (d) went
6. 6.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swam
7. 7.You did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studying (b) studied (c) study (d) studies
8. 8.___ you jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
9. 9.You did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
10. 10.___ Nisha watch a cartoon last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
11. 11.___ Dev write a letter two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
12. 12.___ you plant a tree yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
13. 13.You did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planted (d) planting
14. 14.My friends did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eats (b) eat (c) eating (d) ate
15. 15.___ you tell a story last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) writing (d) wrote
17. 17.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) went (c) gone (d) goed
18. 18.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
19. 19.We did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wore
20. 20.My parents ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) have danced (c) will dance (d) dance
21. 21.___ my cousins wear a cap last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
22. 22.___ we make tea in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
23. 23.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drew (d) drawing
24. 24.Pooja ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writes (b) will write (c) wrote (d) writed
25. 25.We did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) threw
26. 26.You did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
27. 27.Sneha ___ science last week. (a) studies (b) studied (c) has studied (d) will study
28. 28.You ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbed (b) will climb (c) have climbed (d) climb
29. 29.My cousins ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeded (b) feed (c) will feed (d) fed
30. 30.___ the children send a message last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
31. 31.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
32. 32.I ___ lunch in 2023. (a) will bring (b) bringed (c) brought (d) bring
33. 33.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
34. 34.My cousins ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watch (b) watched (c) will watch (d) have watched
35. 35.My brother ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) will fly (c) flies (d) flyed
36. 36.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
37. 37.___ I play cricket two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
38. 38.___ the children tell a story two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
39. 39.Aisha did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) build (b) building (c) builds (d) built
40. 40.We did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throws (d) throw

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