Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 661 · 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.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swimmed
2. 2.My sister did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) studied
3. 3.I did not ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eating (b) eat (c) ate (d) eats
4. 4.We ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) will swim (b) swim (c) swimmed (d) swam
5. 5.___ I drink milk two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
6. 6.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
7. 7.I did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planting (b) planted (c) plants (d) plant
8. 8.Nisha did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) takes (b) taking (c) took (d) take
9. 9.He did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) buy (b) buying (c) buys (d) bought
10. 10.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) thrown (c) throwed (d) throwing
11. 11.___ you ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
12. 12.I ___ the room last week. (a) cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) clean (d) will clean
13. 13.She ___ tea last Sunday. (a) made (b) makes (c) maked (d) will make
14. 14.I ___ a cap two days ago. (a) weared (b) will wear (c) wore (d) wear
15. 15.My brother ___ a mango yesterday. (a) will eat (b) eated (c) eats (d) ate
16. 16.I did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinks (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drink
17. 17.We did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) building (b) built (c) builds (d) build
18. 18.Farhan ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washed (d) washes
19. 19.He ___ the ball in 2023. (a) will throw (b) throwed (c) throws (d) threw
20. 20.They did not ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clapped (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapping
21. 21.Yash ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bakes (b) will bake (c) has baked (d) baked
22. 22.Farhan ___ a letter last week. (a) writes (b) will write (c) wrote (d) writed
23. 23.You ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) will watch (b) watched (c) have watched (d) watch
24. 24.___ she bake a cake last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
25. 25.___ we play cricket last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
26. 26.___ Saanvi speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
27. 27.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
28. 28.___ you study science two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
29. 29.My brother did not ___ a story last week. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) told
30. 30.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) went (d) going
31. 31.___ my brother play cricket last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
32. 32.___ they climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
33. 33.___ you send a message in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
34. 34.___ the children jog in the park in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
35. 35.___ I catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
36. 36.I did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw
37. 37.They did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) take (b) taking (c) takes (d) took
38. 38.He did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eating (b) ate (c) eat (d) eats
39. 39.___ we ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
40. 40.We ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) will write (c) writed (d) write

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