Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 714 · 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.I ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) have watched (b) watch (c) will watch (d) watched
2. 2.She did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dances (b) dance (c) danced (d) dancing
3. 3.My sister did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooking (b) cooked (c) cook (d) cooks
4. 4.She ___ for the team last week. (a) has clapped (b) clapped (c) will clap (d) claps
5. 5.They did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washed (d) washes
6. 6.They ___ in the park two days ago. (a) will run (b) runned (c) run (d) ran
7. 7.___ we make tea last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
8. 8.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) thrown (c) throwed (d) throwing
9. 9.My sister ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bakes (b) will bake (c) has baked (d) baked
10. 10.Kunal did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feed (d) feeding
11. 11.Rahul ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwed (b) threw (c) will throw (d) throws
12. 12.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
13. 13.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rode
14. 14.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) worn (c) wearing (d) wore
15. 15.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eating (c) ate (d) eaten
16. 16.Aarav ___ a story in 2023. (a) telled (b) told (c) will tell (d) tells
17. 17.You ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) have washed (b) will wash (c) wash (d) washed
18. 18.___ she clean the room last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
19. 19.You ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swim (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swimmed
20. 20.___ they take the train last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.Tara did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carried (d) carrying
22. 22.___ we carry the bag two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
23. 23.My friends did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bring (d) brings
24. 24.She did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eating (d) eat
25. 25.We ___ science yesterday. (a) will study (b) study (c) studied (d) have studied
26. 26.___ we bring lunch yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
27. 27.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swam
28. 28.I did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending (d) sent
29. 29.My sister ___ a cake last week. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) will bake (d) has baked
30. 30.___ the students carry the bag yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
31. 31.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
32. 32.I ___ the room yesterday. (a) clean (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) have cleaned
33. 33.They did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) claps (b) clapped (c) clapping (d) clap
34. 34.We did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buying (b) buys (c) bought (d) buy
35. 35.The students did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) fed (d) feeds
36. 36.You did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) play (b) playing (c) played (d) plays
37. 37.___ Omkar catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
38. 38.We ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drew (b) drawed (c) draw (d) will draw
39. 39.___ you buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed

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