Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 691 · 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.He ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catches (b) catched (c) caught (d) will catch
2. 2.We did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooked (d) cooks
3. 3.They ___ the ball in 2023. (a) will catch (b) caught (c) catch (d) catched
4. 4.___ I help Grandma last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
5. 5.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
6. 6.You did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes (d) took
7. 7.She did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drank (d) drinking
8. 8.___ I help Grandma two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
9. 9.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwing
10. 10.They did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) wrote
11. 11.You ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) threw (b) throw (c) will throw (d) throwed
12. 12.___ my sister jog in the park yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
13. 13.___ we clean the room two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
14. 14.___ we make tea in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
15. 15.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) took (d) taking
16. 16.They ___ a cap last week. (a) wore (b) will wear (c) wear (d) weared
17. 17.___ I throw the ball last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
18. 18.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) rode (d) riding
19. 19.You ___ a mango last week. (a) ate (b) eat (c) will eat (d) eated
20. 20.He ___ the ball last week. (a) caught (b) catches (c) will catch (d) catched
21. 21.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
22. 22.He ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) built (b) builds (c) will build (d) builded
23. 23.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinking (c) drinked (d) drank
24. 24.I ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feed (b) will feed (c) feeded (d) fed
25. 25.My sister ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) ran (b) will run (c) runs (d) runned
26. 26.___ we catch the ball yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
27. 27.She did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bring (b) brought (c) bringing (d) brings
28. 28.___ you watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
29. 29.___ they study science last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
30. 30.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
31. 31.Aisha did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaning (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) clean
32. 32.You ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throwed (b) threw (c) will throw (d) throw
33. 33.Aditya did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climb
34. 34.They ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) study (c) will study (d) have studied
35. 35.Arjun ___ a message last week. (a) sended (b) will send (c) sent (d) sends
36. 36.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) worn (c) weared (d) wore
37. 37.___ he watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
38. 38.___ my sister dance on the stage last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
39. 39.She ___ a song yesterday. (a) sings (b) has sung (c) sang (d) will sing
40. 40.Isha ___ a song two days ago. (a) will sing (b) sang (c) sings (d) has sung

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