Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 750 · 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 did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throw
2. 2.They did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) clean
3. 3.___ he fly a kite last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
4. 4.He did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helping (b) help (c) helped (d) helps
5. 5.My brother ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) will buy (b) buyed (c) bought (d) buys
6. 6.___ Tara dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
7. 7.My brother did not ___ science last week. (a) studied (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
8. 8.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
9. 9.___ you drink milk yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
10. 10.___ they bake a cake last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
11. 11.___ she tell a story last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
12. 12.The students ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catch (b) will catch (c) catched (d) caught
13. 13.The students did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) played (b) plays (c) play (d) playing
14. 14.You ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buy (b) buyed (c) bought (d) will buy
15. 15.___ he fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
16. 16.My cousins did not ___ science last week. (a) studied (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
17. 17.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
18. 18.The children did not ___ a cap last week. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wore
19. 19.My sister did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) won
20. 20.___ I clap for the team yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.The students ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) will speak (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) speak
22. 22.___ we speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
23. 23.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) riding (c) ridden (d) rided
24. 24.I did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swim (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swims
25. 25.He did not ___ the ball last week. (a) threw (b) throw (c) throws (d) throwing
26. 26.My sister ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will climb (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) has climbed
27. 27.___ he speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
28. 28.___ the children ride a bicycle last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
29. 29.We ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogged (b) will jog (c) have jogged (d) jog
30. 30.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) took (d) taked
31. 31.Aisha did not ___ a song last week. (a) sing (b) sings (c) sang (d) singing
32. 32.You ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rided (b) will ride (c) ride (d) rode
33. 33.You did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeds (b) fed (c) feed (d) feeding
34. 34.___ Ishaan help Grandma in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
35. 35.___ we cook rice in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
36. 36.Ishaan ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) has watched (b) will watch (c) watches (d) watched
37. 37.You did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
38. 38.___ we go to school in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.We ___ cricket yesterday. (a) will play (b) play (c) have played (d) played
40. 40.He ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) has cooked (d) will cook

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