Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 687 · 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 “ride”? (a) rode (b) rided (c) ridden (d) riding
2. 2.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinked (c) drunk (d) drinking
3. 3.The students did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaning
4. 4.___ Ira run in the park yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
5. 5.You did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) caught (b) catching (c) catch (d) catches
6. 6.My sister did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eat (b) ate (c) eating (d) eats
7. 7.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
8. 8.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
9. 9.___ the students throw the ball last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
10. 10.___ you dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
11. 11.Ananya did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
12. 12.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drew (c) drawing (d) drawed
13. 13.My parents did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) took (b) take (c) taking (d) takes
14. 14.___ I buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
15. 15.___ you draw a picture in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
16. 16.We did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helping (b) help (c) helped (d) helps
17. 17.He did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) plays (b) played (c) playing (d) play
18. 18.We did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) go (b) went (c) goes (d) going
19. 19.Ira did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) goes (c) going (d) go
20. 20.I ___ the ball last week. (a) threw (b) throwed (c) throw (d) will throw
21. 21.The students did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) tell (c) tells (d) telling
22. 22.The students ___ a cake yesterday. (a) have baked (b) will bake (c) baked (d) bake
23. 23.Diya did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helping (b) helps (c) helped (d) help
24. 24.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
25. 25.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wearing (c) worn (d) wore
26. 26.They did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brought (d) brings
27. 27.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eating (c) eaten (d) ate
28. 28.___ Yash clap for the team yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
29. 29.He did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends (d) sent
30. 30.___ the students play cricket two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
31. 31.My brother ___ the bag yesterday. (a) will carry (b) has carried (c) carried (d) carries
32. 32.They did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carried (d) carries
33. 33.She ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builded (b) builds (c) will build (d) built
34. 34.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
35. 35.___ he play cricket yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
36. 36.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throwed
37. 37.___ we write a letter last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.Kabir did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
39. 39.They ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) will carry (c) have carried (d) carried
40. 40.___ they win the match yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do

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