Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 808 · 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 brother wear a cap two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
2. 2.___ they study science last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
3. 3.You ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) will build (b) builded (c) built (d) build
4. 4.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) going (d) gone
5. 5.My sister did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swam (b) swim (c) swimming (d) swims
6. 6.We ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dance (b) will dance (c) danced (d) have danced
7. 7.We did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooked (d) cooks
8. 8.___ my parents ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
9. 9.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flown
10. 10.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) run (c) ran (d) running
11. 11.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
12. 12.I ___ in the pool last week. (a) will swim (b) swimmed (c) swim (d) swam
13. 13.She did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) took (b) taking (c) take (d) takes
14. 14.The children ___ on the stage last week. (a) danced (b) dance (c) have danced (d) will dance
15. 15.My sister ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helped (b) has helped (c) helps (d) will help
16. 16.We ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will climb (b) climb (c) climbed (d) have climbed
17. 17.___ Aarav make tea last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
18. 18.My sister ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flies (b) will fly (c) flew (d) flyed
19. 19.___ they plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
20. 20.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eaten (c) eated (d) eating
21. 21.___ I bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
22. 22.___ my sister climb a tree two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
23. 23.___ I take the train in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
24. 24.___ Ananya help Grandma in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
25. 25.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
26. 26.They ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) have watched (b) watched (c) will watch (d) watch
27. 27.Pooja did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) sang (b) sings (c) singing (d) sing
28. 28.We did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy (d) bought
29. 29.___ we study science last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
30. 30.She ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writed (b) will write (c) wrote (d) writes
31. 31.Vivaan ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooked (b) has cooked (c) will cook (d) cooks
32. 32.My sister did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) makes (b) making (c) made (d) make
33. 33.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throwed
34. 34.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawed
35. 35.___ my brother wear a cap yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
36. 36.Farhan did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
37. 37.Vivaan did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogged
38. 38.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
39. 39.He ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeds (b) will feed (c) feeded (d) fed
40. 40.We did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rides (b) riding (c) ride (d) rode

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