Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 656 · 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.We ___ the ball last week. (a) threw (b) will throw (c) throw (d) throwed
2. 2.Ananya ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wore (b) wears (c) will wear (d) weared
3. 3.She ___ a cake in 2023. (a) has baked (b) baked (c) bakes (d) will bake
4. 4.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) swimming
5. 5.___ Meera carry the bag last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
6. 6.We ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinked (b) drink (c) will drink (d) drank
7. 7.We did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) speak
8. 8.My sister ___ the train last Sunday. (a) will take (b) takes (c) took (d) taked
9. 9.You ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rode (b) rided (c) will ride (d) ride
10. 10.Diya did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wore (d) wearing
11. 11.___ my parents study science last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
12. 12.She ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) has helped (b) will help (c) helped (d) helps
13. 13.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) went (c) going (d) goed
14. 14.She did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) takes (b) took (c) taking (d) take
15. 15.We ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throw (b) threw (c) throwed (d) will throw
16. 16.My sister did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) played
17. 17.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
18. 18.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rode (c) rided (d) ridden
19. 19.We ___ science in 2023. (a) have studied (b) study (c) studied (d) will study
20. 20.Myra did not ___ a kite last week. (a) fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) flew
21. 21.My parents did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
22. 22.You did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sending (b) sent (c) sends (d) send
23. 23.He ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tells (b) will tell (c) telled (d) told
24. 24.___ I win the match last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
25. 25.___ my brother carry the bag in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
26. 26.You did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
27. 27.They did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jogs
28. 28.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinking (c) drinked (d) drunk
29. 29.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flew (c) flown (d) flyed
30. 30.We did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buying (d) buy
31. 31.___ you throw the ball last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
32. 32.___ Aditya clean the room in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
33. 33.___ she speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
34. 34.Manav ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) will speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speaks
35. 35.___ she eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.He ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeded (b) fed (c) will feed (d) feeds
37. 37.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) taked (d) took
38. 38.He ___ a story yesterday. (a) will tell (b) told (c) tells (d) telled
39. 39.I did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) speak (d) spoke
40. 40.They did not ___ the ball last week. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catch (d) catching

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