Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 803 · 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.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swimmed
2. 2.___ we cook rice two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
3. 3.___ my parents sing a song two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
4. 4.He did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapping (d) clapped
5. 5.I did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study (d) studied
6. 6.We did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washing (b) washes (c) wash (d) washed
7. 7.He did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) ran (b) running (c) run (d) runs
8. 8.My parents ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rided (b) ride (c) rode (d) will ride
9. 9.They ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) bought (b) buy (c) will buy (d) buyed
10. 10.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaked (c) speaking (d) spoke
11. 11.Aisha did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buying (b) buys (c) bought (d) buy
12. 12.Priya did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sending (b) sent (c) sends (d) send
13. 13.___ you study science yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
14. 14.___ my parents throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
15. 15.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
16. 16.___ they swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
17. 17.My cousins did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogged
18. 18.___ Aditya study science last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
19. 19.He ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) builds (b) builded (c) built (d) will build
20. 20.My parents did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tell (b) telling (c) told (d) tells
21. 21.___ I wash the dishes last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
22. 22.She did not ___ to school two days ago. (a) going (b) goes (c) go (d) went
23. 23.___ we cook rice last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
24. 24.Dev ___ the ball last week. (a) threw (b) throws (c) will throw (d) throwed
25. 25.___ my friends bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
26. 26.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
27. 27.You ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flyed (b) will fly (c) fly (d) flew
28. 28.I ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogged (b) will jog (c) have jogged (d) jog
29. 29.___ they catch the ball two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
30. 30.___ you plant a tree two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
31. 31.___ we buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
32. 32.Tara ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rided (b) rides (c) rode (d) will ride
33. 33.My sister ___ a message yesterday. (a) sended (b) sent (c) will send (d) sends
34. 34.___ they bake a cake two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
35. 35.My brother ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) has danced (d) dances
36. 36.Ananya ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) planted (c) will plant (d) has planted
37. 37.___ my parents watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
38. 38.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
39. 39.My sister ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwed (b) will throw (c) threw (d) throws
40. 40.We ___ the ball yesterday. (a) caught (b) catch (c) will catch (d) catched

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