Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 76 · 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.___ Myra fly a kite two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
2. 2.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) went (d) going
3. 3.Aarav did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helping (b) helps (c) help (d) helped
4. 4.She ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) will jog (d) has jogged
5. 5.She ___ tea two days ago. (a) maked (b) made (c) will make (d) makes
6. 6.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
7. 7.___ he go to school in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
8. 8.They ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clap (b) clapped (c) have clapped (d) will clap
9. 9.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
10. 10.___ my friends feed the dog two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
11. 11.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rode (c) rided (d) ridden
12. 12.You did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) takes (b) took (c) take (d) taking
13. 13.She did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swam
14. 14.You ___ science yesterday. (a) have studied (b) studied (c) study (d) will study
15. 15.I did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) play (b) played (c) plays (d) playing
16. 16.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaked (c) speaking (d) spoken
17. 17.___ my brother catch the ball two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
18. 18.My brother ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helps (b) has helped (c) will help (d) helped
19. 19.I ___ the train last Sunday. (a) took (b) will take (c) taked (d) take
20. 20.I ___ lunch yesterday. (a) will bring (b) bring (c) bringed (d) brought
21. 21.___ you buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
22. 22.___ we watch a cartoon last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
23. 23.He did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carried (d) carries
24. 24.___ you cook rice yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
25. 25.Ishaan ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buys (b) will buy (c) buyed (d) bought
26. 26.I did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) danced
27. 27.___ Farhan write a letter last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
28. 28.___ my sister go to school last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
29. 29.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
30. 30.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
31. 31.He did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) tell (b) told (c) tells (d) telling
32. 32.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) worn (c) wore (d) wearing
33. 33.Dev ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) will climb (d) has climbed
34. 34.You did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
35. 35.She ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washes (d) washed
36. 36.___ I feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
37. 37.Meera ___ lunch last week. (a) brought (b) will bring (c) brings (d) bringed
38. 38.My parents ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) ride (b) rode (c) will ride (d) rided
39. 39.She did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) makes (b) make (c) made (d) making
40. 40.Diya did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) built (b) building (c) build (d) builds

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