Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 623 · 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.She did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wore (b) wears (c) wearing (d) wear
2. 2.You did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooked
3. 3.___ they play cricket last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
4. 4.Kunal ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) will dance (b) dances (c) danced (d) has danced
5. 5.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
6. 6.You did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed (d) fed
7. 7.___ Omkar play cricket in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
8. 8.We did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) planting (b) plants (c) planted (d) plant
9. 9.The children ___ the room in 2023. (a) have cleaned (b) will clean (c) clean (d) cleaned
10. 10.I did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) riding (b) rides (c) rode (d) ride
11. 11.We ___ lunch last week. (a) bring (b) bringed (c) brought (d) will bring
12. 12.I did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) baking (c) bake (d) bakes
13. 13.Sneha ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eated (b) ate (c) will eat (d) eats
14. 14.___ my brother bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
15. 15.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wore (c) weared (d) worn
16. 16.You did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helps (b) helped (c) help (d) helping
17. 17.He did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
18. 18.___ he feed the dog last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
19. 19.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swimmed
20. 20.My cousins did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) going (b) go (c) goes (d) went
21. 21.She did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sent (b) sends (c) send (d) sending
22. 22.I did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) planting (b) planted (c) plant (d) plants
23. 23.Arjun did not ___ for the team last week. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clapped (d) clap
24. 24.I did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
25. 25.I did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catching (b) caught (c) catch (d) catches
26. 26.I did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooked
27. 27.Farhan did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) send (b) sent (c) sends (d) sending
28. 28.Rohan ___ a letter yesterday. (a) will write (b) wrote (c) writes (d) writed
29. 29.___ I wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
30. 30.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writed (c) writing (d) written
31. 31.I did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) buying (b) bought (c) buys (d) buy
32. 32.___ Aisha plant a tree last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
33. 33.Neel ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watched (b) watches (c) will watch (d) has watched
34. 34.We did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) danced
35. 35.___ he clap for the team two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
36. 36.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
37. 37.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) spoke (d) speaking
38. 38.___ you plant a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
39. 39.You ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writed (b) wrote (c) write (d) will write
40. 40.Vivaan did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baked

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