Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 747 · 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 did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catch (d) catching
2. 2.___ he sing a song last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
3. 3.___ I take the train two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
4. 4.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flyed (c) flown (d) flying
5. 5.___ I plant a tree yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.You ___ a song last Sunday. (a) will sing (b) sang (c) sing (d) have sung
7. 7.___ my sister take the train last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
8. 8.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) going (d) gone
9. 9.___ I cook rice in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
10. 10.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) spoken (c) speaking (d) speaked
11. 11.___ I send a message last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
12. 12.We did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
13. 13.They ___ a letter in 2023. (a) write (b) will write (c) wrote (d) writed
14. 14.You ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) wash (d) have washed
15. 15.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
16. 16.They did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) rode
17. 17.He ___ the bag yesterday. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) carries (d) has carried
18. 18.___ Yash catch the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
19. 19.___ she feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
20. 20.We ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bake (b) have baked (c) will bake (d) baked
21. 21.You ___ a song two days ago. (a) will sing (b) sing (c) have sung (d) sang
22. 22.___ we take the train yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
23. 23.Nisha did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jog
24. 24.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eating (c) eated (d) ate
25. 25.___ she write a letter two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
26. 26.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
27. 27.He did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) riding (b) rode (c) ride (d) rides
28. 28.___ they make tea last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
29. 29.He did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sent (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
30. 30.My cousins ___ milk last Sunday. (a) will drink (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drink
31. 31.___ I study science yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
32. 32.You ___ cricket two days ago. (a) will play (b) played (c) have played (d) play
33. 33.You did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) played
34. 34.You ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feed (d) will feed
35. 35.Meera did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) winning (c) win (d) wins
36. 36.___ you speak Hindi last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
37. 37.My friends did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dances (b) dance (c) danced (d) dancing
38. 38.My brother did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleaning
39. 39.The children ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) wash (b) have washed (c) will wash (d) washed
40. 40.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded

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