Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 800 · 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.___ they dance on the stage two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
2. 2.___ Tara play cricket yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
3. 3.He ___ rice yesterday. (a) will cook (b) has cooked (c) cooks (d) cooked
4. 4.You ___ science two days ago. (a) studied (b) have studied (c) will study (d) study
5. 5.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) ran (c) runned (d) run
6. 6.The students ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drawed (b) will draw (c) drew (d) draw
7. 7.I ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will climb (b) have climbed (c) climb (d) climbed
8. 8.He did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) making (b) make (c) makes (d) made
9. 9.We did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watching (b) watched (c) watch (d) watches
10. 10.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) throwed (d) threw
11. 11.She ___ on the stage last week. (a) dances (b) will dance (c) has danced (d) danced
12. 12.They did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) running (b) runs (c) run (d) ran
13. 13.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) taked (d) took
14. 14.We did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogging (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) jog
15. 15.You ___ the ball last week. (a) will throw (b) throwed (c) threw (d) throw
16. 16.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
17. 17.My brother ___ in the park in 2023. (a) ran (b) will run (c) runned (d) runs
18. 18.The children ___ a song two days ago. (a) sang (b) will sing (c) sing (d) have sung
19. 19.My parents ___ tea two days ago. (a) maked (b) made (c) make (d) will make
20. 20.___ she wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
21. 21.Riya did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helping (b) helps (c) help (d) helped
22. 22.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
23. 23.They did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studies (b) studying (c) studied (d) study
24. 24.Riya ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeds (b) feeded (c) will feed (d) fed
25. 25.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
26. 26.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
27. 27.Nisha did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climb
28. 28.___ I run in the park last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
29. 29.My brother ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) has cleaned (d) will clean
30. 30.She ___ a cap last week. (a) will wear (b) wore (c) wears (d) weared
31. 31.___ we bake a cake two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
32. 32.He did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) building (b) build (c) built (d) builds
33. 33.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) weared (c) wearing (d) wore
34. 34.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
35. 35.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
36. 36.Ira ___ rice last Sunday. (a) has cooked (b) cooks (c) cooked (d) will cook
37. 37.We did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants
38. 38.They did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carries (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carry
39. 39.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
40. 40.Vivaan did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) clean

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