Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 659 · 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 ___ the bag two days ago. (a) has carried (b) carries (c) carried (d) will carry
2. 2.My brother ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washed (d) washes
3. 3.___ my cousins tell a story in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
4. 4.I did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watched (d) watch
5. 5.She ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) bought (b) will buy (c) buys (d) buyed
6. 6.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
7. 7.___ we climb a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
8. 8.She ___ a message last week. (a) will send (b) sended (c) sends (d) sent
9. 9.I did not ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding (d) fed
10. 10.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
11. 11.___ Rahul throw the ball yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
12. 12.___ you eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.Arjun ___ in the park two days ago. (a) has jogged (b) will jog (c) jogs (d) jogged
14. 14.___ he help Grandma last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
15. 15.___ he tell a story in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.She did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) bring (d) brought
17. 17.We ___ the ball yesterday. (a) will throw (b) throw (c) throwed (d) threw
18. 18.Pooja ___ tea yesterday. (a) makes (b) will make (c) maked (d) made
19. 19.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) going (c) goed (d) went
20. 20.I ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) have washed (b) will wash (c) wash (d) washed
21. 21.___ I drink milk yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
22. 22.Aisha ___ tea yesterday. (a) makes (b) will make (c) maked (d) made
23. 23.The children did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) speaks (d) spoke
24. 24.We ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) swim (d) will swim
25. 25.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
26. 26.She ___ the train last Sunday. (a) will take (b) took (c) taked (d) takes
27. 27.You ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) will wear (b) wear (c) weared (d) wore
28. 28.___ he cook rice last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
29. 29.Aarav did not ___ in the park last week. (a) runs (b) ran (c) running (d) run
30. 30.___ my brother carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
31. 31.My brother did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wore
32. 32.___ my sister wear a cap in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
33. 33.They did not ___ milk last week. (a) drank (b) drinking (c) drink (d) drinks
34. 34.She did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) speak (d) spoke
35. 35.She ___ science yesterday. (a) will study (b) has studied (c) studies (d) studied
36. 36.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swum (d) swimming
37. 37.We did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) ran (b) running (c) run (d) runs
38. 38.We ___ Grandma last week. (a) help (b) will help (c) have helped (d) helped
39. 39.Kabir ___ lunch yesterday. (a) will bring (b) brought (c) bringed (d) brings
40. 40.___ we make tea in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did

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