Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 719 · 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 ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swim (b) swimmed (c) will swim (d) swam
2. 2.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) ran (c) running (d) run
3. 3.My brother did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clapped
4. 4.Kabir did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catching (d) catch
5. 5.My sister ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tells (b) will tell (c) told (d) telled
6. 6.___ we cook rice in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
7. 7.We ___ a cake two days ago. (a) bake (b) baked (c) have baked (d) will bake
8. 8.The students did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) building (b) built (c) builds (d) build
9. 9.___ Omkar clap for the team yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
10. 10.He ___ a letter yesterday. (a) will write (b) writed (c) wrote (d) writes
11. 11.They did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flies (b) flying (c) flew (d) fly
12. 12.You did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feed (b) fed (c) feeds (d) feeding
13. 13.They did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaned
14. 14.My friends ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) will jog (d) have jogged
15. 15.We did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) draws (b) drew (c) draw (d) drawing
16. 16.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
17. 17.Dev did not ___ for the team two days ago. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapped (d) clapping
18. 18.___ my parents go to school two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
19. 19.He ___ rice last week. (a) will cook (b) cooks (c) cooked (d) has cooked
20. 20.He ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catched (b) catches (c) will catch (d) caught
21. 21.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) going (d) went
22. 22.___ I cook rice in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
23. 23.Meera ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eated (b) ate (c) eats (d) will eat
24. 24.I did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) danced (d) dance
25. 25.We did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) threw
26. 26.Aarav did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) baked (d) bake
27. 27.They did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) making (b) makes (c) made (d) make
28. 28.He did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) win (c) wins (d) winning
29. 29.___ we eat a mango last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
30. 30.You did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drink
31. 31.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
32. 32.Rohan ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) has washed (b) washes (c) washed (d) will wash
33. 33.___ my parents feed the dog in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
34. 34.We did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) running (b) run (c) ran (d) runs
35. 35.We did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) go (b) goes (c) went (d) going
36. 36.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) took (c) taken (d) taked
37. 37.My sister did not ___ a message last week. (a) sending (b) sends (c) sent (d) send
38. 38.___ he plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
39. 39.___ I dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
40. 40.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writed (c) writing (d) written

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