Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 686 · 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 “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
2. 2.Manav did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swam (b) swim (c) swimming (d) swims
3. 3.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
4. 4.My brother ___ the bag last week. (a) has carried (b) will carry (c) carried (d) carries
5. 5.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
6. 6.___ Sneha run in the park in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
7. 7.I ___ cricket yesterday. (a) have played (b) played (c) will play (d) play
8. 8.___ you tell a story last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
9. 9.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) took (d) taken
10. 10.___ they carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
11. 11.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoken (c) spoke (d) speaked
12. 12.I ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clap (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) have clapped
13. 13.He did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swim (d) swims
14. 14.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
15. 15.We did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throw
16. 16.___ Aditya take the train in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
17. 17.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) run (c) runned (d) ran
18. 18.___ we watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
19. 19.___ I eat a mango last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
20. 20.My parents ___ in the park two days ago. (a) will run (b) runned (c) ran (d) run
21. 21.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawed (c) drew (d) drawn
22. 22.He did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) climbing
23. 23.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flew (c) flyed (d) flying
24. 24.My sister ___ the ball in 2023. (a) caught (b) catched (c) catches (d) will catch
25. 25.___ you swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
26. 26.___ she draw a picture two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
27. 27.She ___ a cake two days ago. (a) has baked (b) bakes (c) will bake (d) baked
28. 28.___ she run in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
29. 29.___ he write a letter yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.Yash did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sends (b) sent (c) sending (d) send
31. 31.They did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) wears (c) wearing (d) wear
32. 32.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
33. 33.___ they cook rice yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
34. 34.They did not ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feed (d) feeding
35. 35.We ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) will wash (b) wash (c) washed (d) have washed
36. 36.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) throwing (d) threw
37. 37.My brother ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) fed (b) feeded (c) will feed (d) feeds
38. 38.He did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brought (b) brings (c) bring (d) bringing
39. 39.My brother ___ for the team last week. (a) will clap (b) claps (c) has clapped (d) clapped
40. 40.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed

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