Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 744 · 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.___ you wash the dishes last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
2. 2.We ___ a story last week. (a) tell (b) will tell (c) told (d) telled
3. 3.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
4. 4.She did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) brought (d) bring
5. 5.You ___ a cake in 2023. (a) have baked (b) will bake (c) baked (d) bake
6. 6.My parents ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) will clean (d) clean
7. 7.___ he carry the bag two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
8. 8.They ___ the bag yesterday. (a) have carried (b) carry (c) will carry (d) carried
9. 9.___ he watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
10. 10.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
11. 11.___ my brother go to school yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
12. 12.We did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) bought (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
13. 13.She ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carries (b) carried (c) has carried (d) will carry
14. 14.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
15. 15.We ___ science in 2023. (a) study (b) have studied (c) studied (d) will study
16. 16.We did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studying (b) studied (c) study (d) studies
17. 17.You did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) playing (b) played (c) plays (d) play
18. 18.Meera did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helped (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
19. 19.___ she take the train last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
20. 20.___ my cousins drink milk two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
21. 21.They ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throwed (b) throw (c) threw (d) will throw
22. 22.Ishaan did not ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) telling (c) tell (d) tells
23. 23.Rohan did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carried (d) carrying
24. 24.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
25. 25.Sneha did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swims (b) swam (c) swim (d) swimming
26. 26.I ___ a cake two days ago. (a) will bake (b) have baked (c) bake (d) baked
27. 27.I did not ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) fed (b) feed (c) feeding (d) feeds
28. 28.You ___ the bag yesterday. (a) have carried (b) will carry (c) carry (d) carried
29. 29.My brother ___ the ball two days ago. (a) caught (b) catches (c) will catch (d) catched
30. 30.We ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) fed (b) will feed (c) feeded (d) feed
31. 31.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eating (c) eaten (d) eated
32. 32.They did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) study (b) studying (c) studied (d) studies
33. 33.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swam (d) swimming
34. 34.I ___ tea last Sunday. (a) make (b) made (c) will make (d) maked
35. 35.They ___ the match last Sunday. (a) win (b) will win (c) winned (d) won
36. 36.___ we draw a picture last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
37. 37.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
38. 38.I did not ___ tea last week. (a) makes (b) make (c) made (d) making
39. 39.___ she feed the dog two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
40. 40.He ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washed (d) washes

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