Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 703 · 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.We ___ the bag last week. (a) will carry (b) carry (c) have carried (d) carried
2. 2.She ___ cricket two days ago. (a) will play (b) has played (c) played (d) plays
3. 3.You ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) will speak
4. 4.You ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) have clapped (b) clap (c) clapped (d) will clap
5. 5.We did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watched (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
6. 6.___ they jog in the park in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
7. 7.She did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) plays (c) play (d) playing
8. 8.She did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogged (d) jogging
9. 9.___ you make tea in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
10. 10.I ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) will play (c) have played (d) play
11. 11.She ___ a story two days ago. (a) tells (b) will tell (c) telled (d) told
12. 12.___ she help Grandma in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
13. 13.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
14. 14.I did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eats (b) eating (c) ate (d) eat
15. 15.He did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) build (b) building (c) built (d) builds
16. 16.___ Ishaan tell a story two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
17. 17.You ___ rice last week. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) have cooked (d) will cook
18. 18.They did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) flies (c) fly (d) flying
19. 19.The children ___ a tree in 2023. (a) have planted (b) plant (c) planted (d) will plant
20. 20.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
21. 21.My parents did not ___ the ball last week. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throw
22. 22.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) taking (d) took
23. 23.He ___ a cap in 2023. (a) weared (b) will wear (c) wears (d) wore
24. 24.I did not ___ in the park last week. (a) runs (b) run (c) ran (d) running
25. 25.My friends ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) wash (b) have washed (c) will wash (d) washed
26. 26.We ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plant (b) will plant (c) planted (d) have planted
27. 27.We ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catch (b) catched (c) will catch (d) caught
28. 28.He did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washes (b) washing (c) washed (d) wash
29. 29.She did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jogged
30. 30.I ___ a story two days ago. (a) told (b) tell (c) telled (d) will tell
31. 31.We ___ a message last Sunday. (a) will send (b) send (c) sended (d) sent
32. 32.I ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) have washed (b) washed (c) wash (d) will wash
33. 33.___ he bake a cake two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
34. 34.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
35. 35.My friends did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
36. 36.___ he watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
37. 37.My brother did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) brought (d) bring
38. 38.___ my sister climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
39. 39.___ I carry the bag in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
40. 40.___ my sister carry the bag yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was

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