Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 674 · 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) swimmed (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swum
2. 2.They ___ a mango last week. (a) eat (b) eated (c) will eat (d) ate
3. 3.___ my cousins draw a picture two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
4. 4.Rohan ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) will speak (b) speaks (c) spoke (d) speaked
5. 5.We ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builded (b) will build (c) built (d) build
6. 6.She ___ science last week. (a) will study (b) studies (c) studied (d) has studied
7. 7.She ___ a tree last week. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) plants (d) has planted
8. 8.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
9. 9.I ___ a cap two days ago. (a) weared (b) wear (c) will wear (d) wore
10. 10.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
11. 11.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoken (c) spoke (d) speaked
12. 12.___ Ananya send a message two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
13. 13.___ I eat a mango two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
14. 14.___ Diya buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
15. 15.They did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wear (b) wore (c) wearing (d) wears
16. 16.___ my sister win the match two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
17. 17.My sister ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleans (b) has cleaned (c) will clean (d) cleaned
18. 18.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) writed (c) wrote (d) written
19. 19.___ I jog in the park in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
20. 20.___ they carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
22. 22.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) run (c) running (d) ran
23. 23.They ___ a cap last week. (a) wore (b) will wear (c) wear (d) weared
24. 24.___ she wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
25. 25.___ my sister cook rice last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
26. 26.We did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flew (b) flying (c) flies (d) fly
27. 27.I did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) draws (b) drew (c) draw (d) drawing
28. 28.He did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) climbing (d) climb
29. 29.___ I clap for the team yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
30. 30.___ Isha throw the ball last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
31. 31.Saanvi did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climbed
32. 32.Farhan ___ tea last week. (a) will make (b) maked (c) made (d) makes
33. 33.___ my friends draw a picture yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
34. 34.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
35. 35.They ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) weared (c) wear (d) will wear
36. 36.___ we plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
37. 37.You did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) study (b) studying (c) studied (d) studies
38. 38.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) riding (c) rode (d) ridden
39. 39.___ they tell a story last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
40. 40.They did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dance

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