Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 617 · 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 clean the room last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
2. 2.They ___ a song yesterday. (a) have sung (b) will sing (c) sang (d) sing
3. 3.___ we swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
4. 4.___ you wear a cap last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
5. 5.They ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeded (b) will feed (c) fed (d) feed
6. 6.We ___ a song last Sunday. (a) will sing (b) sang (c) have sung (d) sing
7. 7.She did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) studied
8. 8.___ I send a message last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
9. 9.The children ___ a letter two days ago. (a) wrote (b) will write (c) writed (d) write
10. 10.Meera ___ on the stage last week. (a) has danced (b) dances (c) will dance (d) danced
11. 11.___ he clap for the team yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
12. 12.My sister did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baking
13. 13.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) run (c) runned (d) ran
14. 14.___ the children eat a mango in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
15. 15.___ I send a message last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
16. 16.The students ___ in the park yesterday. (a) run (b) runned (c) will run (d) ran
17. 17.She did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swims (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swim
18. 18.___ we cook rice last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
19. 19.Aditya ___ science two days ago. (a) has studied (b) studied (c) will study (d) studies
20. 20.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
21. 21.___ he bring lunch last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
22. 22.We did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helped (b) help (c) helps (d) helping
23. 23.I did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dance (d) dances
24. 24.They ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) will speak (b) speak (c) spoke (d) speaked
25. 25.___ they plant a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
26. 26.___ she buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
27. 27.You did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catches (b) catch (c) caught (d) catching
28. 28.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
29. 29.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
30. 30.They did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) told
31. 31.___ we cook rice yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
32. 32.They ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) wash (b) have washed (c) will wash (d) washed
33. 33.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drew (c) drawing (d) drawn
34. 34.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) writing (d) written
35. 35.We ___ lunch two days ago. (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bring (d) will bring
36. 36.Kunal did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) winning (b) won (c) win (d) wins
37. 37.You ___ a story last week. (a) will tell (b) told (c) telled (d) tell
38. 38.My friends did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) bought
39. 39.___ we sing a song yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
40. 40.We ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feed (b) will feed (c) fed (d) feeded

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