Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 649 · 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.He ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) will watch (b) has watched (c) watched (d) watches
2. 2.___ my cousins play cricket last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
3. 3.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
4. 4.___ they carry the bag in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
5. 5.They ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) watched (c) will watch (d) have watched
6. 6.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) going (d) gone
7. 7.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) riding (c) rided (d) rode
8. 8.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
9. 9.We did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buying (b) buys (c) buy (d) bought
10. 10.___ you clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
11. 11.___ Zoya eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
12. 12.We did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) speak (d) spoke
13. 13.___ you fly a kite last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
14. 14.She did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapped (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapping
15. 15.Sneha did not ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) fed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
16. 16.___ you study science last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
17. 17.They did not ___ a cake last week. (a) bake (b) baked (c) baking (d) bakes
18. 18.He did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw
19. 19.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
20. 20.___ we jog in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
21. 21.You did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rides (b) ride (c) rode (d) riding
22. 22.I ___ rice last week. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) will cook (d) have cooked
23. 23.___ she jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
24. 24.My friends did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) danced
25. 25.My sister ___ the ball last week. (a) will catch (b) catched (c) catches (d) caught
26. 26.She did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) taking (b) takes (c) took (d) take
27. 27.We ___ a message in 2023. (a) will send (b) sent (c) send (d) sended
28. 28.___ we clean the room two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
29. 29.My friends ___ the ball in 2023. (a) will catch (b) catched (c) catch (d) caught
30. 30.I did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) build (b) built (c) builds (d) building
31. 31.___ my brother feed the dog last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
32. 32.She ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) will dance (b) dances (c) danced (d) has danced
33. 33.___ we bring lunch two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
34. 34.They ___ cricket last week. (a) play (b) have played (c) played (d) will play
35. 35.I ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) help (b) will help (c) helped (d) have helped
36. 36.We ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) will speak (b) spoke (c) speak (d) speaked
37. 37.Myra did not ___ a tree last week. (a) planting (b) planted (c) plants (d) plant
38. 38.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drinked
39. 39.___ you bring lunch last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
40. 40.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning

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