Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 642 · 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.___ you study science last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
2. 2.___ we run in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
3. 3.___ he dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
4. 4.He did not ___ a message last week. (a) sends (b) sent (c) sending (d) send
5. 5.You ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wear (b) will wear (c) wore (d) weared
6. 6.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) took (d) taken
7. 7.The children ___ vegetables last week. (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buy (d) will buy
8. 8.___ you clean the room yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
9. 9.___ she throw the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
10. 10.___ they speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
11. 11.___ you sing a song last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
12. 12.He did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swam (d) swimming
13. 13.He did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swims (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swim
14. 14.My sister ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) has played (c) will play (d) plays
15. 15.He ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catches (b) caught (c) will catch (d) catched
16. 16.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) ran (c) running (d) run
17. 17.I ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washed (b) have washed (c) will wash (d) wash
18. 18.She ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) weared (b) wore (c) will wear (d) wears
19. 19.You did not ___ a cap last week. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wore (d) wear
20. 20.They ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) have danced (b) danced (c) will dance (d) dance
21. 21.They did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
22. 22.I did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watching (b) watched (c) watches (d) watch
23. 23.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) riding (c) rode (d) ridden
24. 24.___ my friends sing a song two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
25. 25.The children ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) play (b) have played (c) will play (d) played
26. 26.___ they tell a story last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
27. 27.___ I wear a cap yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
28. 28.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) writing (d) wrote
29. 29.___ Riya go to school two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
30. 30.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
31. 31.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
32. 32.___ we jog in the park last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
33. 33.Aditya did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plant (b) planting (c) planted (d) plants
34. 34.They ___ vegetables last week. (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buy (d) will buy
35. 35.He did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) ran (c) running (d) run
36. 36.You ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carry (b) have carried (c) will carry (d) carried
37. 37.___ my sister wear a cap last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
38. 38.He ___ a message yesterday. (a) sends (b) will send (c) sended (d) sent
39. 39.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eaten (c) eating (d) eated
40. 40.She did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flew (b) flying (c) flies (d) fly

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