Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 798 · 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.___ he buy vegetables last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
2. 2.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) rode (d) riding
3. 3.___ we draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
4. 4.I ___ a cake two days ago. (a) bake (b) have baked (c) will bake (d) baked
5. 5.___ we wear a cap yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
6. 6.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
7. 7.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) going (c) gone (d) went
8. 8.She ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) bought (b) buyed (c) will buy (d) buys
9. 9.She ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throws (b) throwed (c) threw (d) will throw
10. 10.I ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) have climbed (b) will climb (c) climb (d) climbed
11. 11.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swum
12. 12.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
13. 13.Manav ___ a mango yesterday. (a) ate (b) will eat (c) eats (d) eated
14. 14.You did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) build (b) built (c) building (d) builds
15. 15.___ we wear a cap in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
16. 16.___ Meera watch a cartoon last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
17. 17.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flown (c) flew (d) flyed
18. 18.___ Riya swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
19. 19.Rohan ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catched (b) will catch (c) catches (d) caught
20. 20.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drew (c) drawed (d) drawn
21. 21.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) wearing (c) worn (d) weared
22. 22.___ they drink milk two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
23. 23.___ he catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
24. 24.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) running (c) ran (d) runned
25. 25.___ Vivaan jog in the park two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
26. 26.We did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) bought (b) buy (c) buying (d) buys
27. 27.I did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) climbing (d) climb
28. 28.The children ___ for the team yesterday. (a) have clapped (b) clapped (c) clap (d) will clap
29. 29.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaked (c) speaking (d) spoken
30. 30.She ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) has helped (b) helps (c) will help (d) helped
31. 31.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
32. 32.Priya did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writing (b) wrote (c) write (d) writes
33. 33.___ my brother throw the ball in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
34. 34.___ my brother clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
35. 35.___ she catch the ball two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
36. 36.___ Isha ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
37. 37.___ Tara watch a cartoon last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.I did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) builds (b) building (c) built (d) build
39. 39.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinked
40. 40.___ they draw a picture last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does

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