Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 633 · 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 dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
2. 2.___ he cook rice two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
3. 3.Arjun ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throws (b) throwed (c) will throw (d) threw
4. 4.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swam
5. 5.They did not ___ a letter last week. (a) wrote (b) write (c) writing (d) writes
6. 6.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
7. 7.We ___ rice last week. (a) will cook (b) cook (c) have cooked (d) cooked
8. 8.Myra did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) builds (b) built (c) building (d) build
9. 9.Aarav ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) planted (c) will plant (d) has planted
10. 10.___ she throw the ball in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
11. 11.___ my friends make tea yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
12. 12.We did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runs (b) run (c) ran (d) running
13. 13.___ I throw the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
14. 14.Aditya did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) bought
15. 15.My brother ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) has washed (c) washed (d) will wash
16. 16.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eated (c) ate (d) eating
17. 17.___ my brother win the match last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
18. 18.We did not ___ the match last week. (a) wins (b) win (c) winning (d) won
19. 19.___ he drink milk yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
20. 20.She ___ rice last week. (a) cooked (b) will cook (c) cooks (d) has cooked
21. 21.My sister ___ the dishes last week. (a) has washed (b) washed (c) washes (d) will wash
22. 22.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) rode (c) riding (d) ridden
23. 23.My cousins did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jog
24. 24.___ you run in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
25. 25.___ you build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
26. 26.She ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwed (b) throws (c) threw (d) will throw
27. 27.She ___ a cap last week. (a) wore (b) will wear (c) weared (d) wears
28. 28.We did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builds (b) built (c) building (d) build
29. 29.My sister ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbs (b) will climb (c) climbed (d) has climbed
30. 30.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) runned (c) run (d) running
31. 31.___ I climb a tree last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
32. 32.Nisha ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throws (b) will throw (c) throwed (d) threw
33. 33.___ they climb a tree two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
34. 34.My parents did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dances
35. 35.___ he climb a tree two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
36. 36.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) weared (c) wearing (d) wore
37. 37.___ Myra play cricket last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
38. 38.We did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) played
39. 39.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) wrote (c) writing (d) writed
40. 40.We did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washed (d) washing

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