Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 677 · 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.They did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
2. 2.She did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
3. 3.___ I drink milk last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
4. 4.I ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throw (b) will throw (c) threw (d) throwed
5. 5.___ I eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
6. 6.___ we wear a cap yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
7. 7.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drunk
8. 8.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
9. 9.My brother did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) makes (c) make (d) making
10. 10.She did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) helped
11. 11.He ___ rice yesterday. (a) has cooked (b) cooks (c) will cook (d) cooked
12. 12.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
13. 13.You ___ the train in 2023. (a) take (b) took (c) will take (d) taked
14. 14.I ___ the train in 2023. (a) take (b) will take (c) taked (d) took
15. 15.___ Aarav buy vegetables last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
16. 16.You ___ cricket two days ago. (a) played (b) will play (c) have played (d) play
17. 17.___ he jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
18. 18.My sister did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) taking (b) took (c) take (d) takes
19. 19.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) thrown (c) throwed (d) threw
20. 20.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
21. 21.You ___ in the park last week. (a) have jogged (b) will jog (c) jogged (d) jog
22. 22.___ she wear a cap yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
23. 23.___ my brother take the train yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
24. 24.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swam
25. 25.___ he catch the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
26. 26.He ___ a story in 2023. (a) tells (b) told (c) telled (d) will tell
27. 27.My friends ___ rice last week. (a) have cooked (b) will cook (c) cook (d) cooked
28. 28.Sneha did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
29. 29.___ I wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
30. 30.___ Aarav watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
31. 31.Rohan did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) running (b) run (c) ran (d) runs
32. 32.___ my friends dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
33. 33.My cousins did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drink
34. 34.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
35. 35.___ we watch a cartoon last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flew
37. 37.___ we speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
38. 38.You ___ the train two days ago. (a) taked (b) took (c) take (d) will take
39. 39.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
40. 40.___ Kabir tell a story two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do

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