Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 760 · 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.___ my parents catch the ball last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
2. 2.You did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sent (b) sends (c) send (d) sending
3. 3.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) throwed (c) throwing (d) thrown
4. 4.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) writed (c) written (d) wrote
5. 5.Omkar did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) fed
6. 6.___ you play cricket last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
7. 7.Pooja ___ on the stage last week. (a) has danced (b) will dance (c) danced (d) dances
8. 8.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flown (c) flyed (d) flying
9. 9.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swam
10. 10.___ Neel plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
11. 11.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
12. 12.___ he feed the dog in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
13. 13.My sister did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watches (d) watched
14. 14.I did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) threw (b) throwing (c) throw (d) throws
15. 15.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) worn (c) wearing (d) wore
16. 16.You ___ the ball two days ago. (a) caught (b) will catch (c) catch (d) catched
17. 17.___ he draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
18. 18.We did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
19. 19.___ my friends win the match last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
20. 20.My brother ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buys (d) will buy
21. 21.She did not ___ to school two days ago. (a) went (b) goes (c) going (d) go
22. 22.___ my cousins feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
23. 23.___ my sister climb a tree last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
24. 24.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) riding (c) rided (d) rode
25. 25.The children ___ rice two days ago. (a) cook (b) have cooked (c) will cook (d) cooked
26. 26.___ you wear a cap yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
27. 27.___ he bring lunch yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
28. 28.He did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) made (b) makes (c) making (d) make
29. 29.Manav did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bakes (b) baked (c) baking (d) bake
30. 30.I ___ for the team yesterday. (a) have clapped (b) clap (c) clapped (d) will clap
31. 31.We ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) will dance (b) danced (c) dance (d) have danced
32. 32.___ she drink milk last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
33. 33.___ I make tea two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
34. 34.Neel ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) has washed (b) washes (c) will wash (d) washed
35. 35.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoken (c) spoke (d) speaked
36. 36.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
37. 37.You ___ a message last week. (a) will send (b) sended (c) send (d) sent
38. 38.You did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throws
39. 39.He did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bring (d) brings
40. 40.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eaten (c) ate (d) eated

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