Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 69 · 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 “eat”? (a) eaten (b) ate (c) eating (d) eated
2. 2.Dev ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writes (b) writed (c) will write (d) wrote
3. 3.___ we run in the park last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
4. 4.She ___ science two days ago. (a) has studied (b) studies (c) studied (d) will study
5. 5.___ I swim in the pool last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
6. 6.She ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wore (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wears
7. 7.___ you build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
8. 8.My sister ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will plant (b) has planted (c) planted (d) plants
9. 9.Aarav ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catches (b) will catch (c) caught (d) catched
10. 10.She did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plant (b) planting (c) planted (d) plants
11. 11.Pooja did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) danced
12. 12.Dev did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
13. 13.He ___ the room yesterday. (a) has cleaned (b) cleans (c) will clean (d) cleaned
14. 14.She ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swam (b) swims (c) will swim (d) swimmed
15. 15.___ my sister go to school yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
16. 16.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) wrote (c) writed (d) written
17. 17.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
18. 18.___ she build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
19. 19.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
20. 20.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
21. 21.Vivaan did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) wore (c) wear (d) wearing
22. 22.___ Manav run in the park yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
23. 23.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
24. 24.My brother ___ the train yesterday. (a) takes (b) taked (c) will take (d) took
25. 25.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will climb (b) climbed (c) climb (d) have climbed
26. 26.I ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buy (b) bought (c) will buy (d) buyed
27. 27.My friends ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) will cook (d) have cooked
28. 28.They did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
29. 29.___ the students send a message last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
30. 30.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drinked
31. 31.Tara did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watches (b) watched (c) watch (d) watching
32. 32.My brother did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching (d) watched
33. 33.He did not ___ tea last week. (a) making (b) make (c) made (d) makes
34. 34.___ she bake a cake yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
35. 35.___ we buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
36. 36.We did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
37. 37.He did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swim
38. 38.___ the children write a letter last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
39. 39.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
40. 40.___ they throw the ball last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did

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