Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 616 · 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 did not ___ a message last week. (a) sends (b) sending (c) sent (d) send
2. 2.___ they build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
3. 3.I ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) dance (d) have danced
4. 4.___ Kabir cook rice yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
5. 5.___ they swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
6. 6.You did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) telling (b) tell (c) told (d) tells
7. 7.___ he clean the room yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
8. 8.She ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleans (b) will clean (c) has cleaned (d) cleaned
9. 9.I did not ___ to school two days ago. (a) went (b) going (c) goes (d) go
10. 10.___ you dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
11. 11.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swimmed
12. 12.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wore (c) worn (d) wearing
13. 13.___ they ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
14. 14.___ she throw the ball last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
15. 15.They ___ a picture in 2023. (a) draw (b) will draw (c) drew (d) drawed
16. 16.___ we jog in the park two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
17. 17.My sister did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throw
18. 18.___ he tell a story in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
19. 19.You ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) danced (b) dance (c) have danced (d) will dance
20. 20.The students ___ a story last Sunday. (a) will tell (b) telled (c) told (d) tell
21. 21.Isha did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draws (b) drew (c) draw (d) drawing
22. 22.___ the children dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
23. 23.___ Arjun feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
24. 24.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
25. 25.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eating (c) ate (d) eaten
26. 26.___ we jog in the park last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
27. 27.The students did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) feed (d) fed
28. 28.He did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drank
29. 29.I ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builded (b) built (c) will build (d) build
30. 30.He ___ a picture last week. (a) drawed (b) drew (c) will draw (d) draws
31. 31.You ___ the dishes last week. (a) will wash (b) washed (c) wash (d) have washed
32. 32.Saanvi did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watches (b) watched (c) watch (d) watching
33. 33.___ Ananya ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
34. 34.She ___ in the park two days ago. (a) runned (b) will run (c) ran (d) runs
35. 35.He did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buy (d) buying
36. 36.Riya did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) goes (c) going (d) go
37. 37.You ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) help (b) have helped (c) will help (d) helped
38. 38.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) spoken
39. 39.She ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) has washed (b) will wash (c) washes (d) washed
40. 40.We ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eated (b) will eat (c) eat (d) ate

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