Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 818 · 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 “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
2. 2.___ I wash the dishes last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
3. 3.My brother ___ a cap last week. (a) will wear (b) weared (c) wore (d) wears
4. 4.Zoya ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) has carried (c) will carry (d) carries
5. 5.Myra ___ a cap yesterday. (a) will wear (b) wears (c) weared (d) wore
6. 6.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
7. 7.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eaten (c) eated (d) ate
8. 8.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
9. 9.___ the students play cricket two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
10. 10.___ you take the train last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
11. 11.___ Isha eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
12. 12.___ my brother wear a cap yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.She ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buyed (d) will buy
14. 14.Ishaan did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sent (b) sending (c) sends (d) send
15. 15.My brother did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catching (b) catch (c) catches (d) caught
16. 16.You ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feed (b) will feed (c) feeded (d) fed
17. 17.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
18. 18.Meera did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clapped (d) clap
19. 19.Pooja did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooked
20. 20.The students did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) baked (b) bake (c) baking (d) bakes
21. 21.My friends ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) ride (b) rided (c) will ride (d) rode
22. 22.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
23. 23.She ___ a mango last week. (a) will eat (b) eated (c) ate (d) eats
24. 24.You ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drawed (b) drew (c) will draw (d) draw
25. 25.___ they jog in the park last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
26. 26.Kabir ___ a story yesterday. (a) tells (b) telled (c) will tell (d) told
27. 27.Isha did not ___ cricket last week. (a) play (b) plays (c) playing (d) played
28. 28.___ I send a message last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
29. 29.___ my parents cook rice last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.You ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swim (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) will swim
31. 31.___ my cousins ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
32. 32.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) drawed (d) drew
33. 33.___ they drink milk last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
34. 34.He ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) winned (c) will win (d) wins
35. 35.___ Dev go to school last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
36. 36.They ___ cricket yesterday. (a) have played (b) play (c) played (d) will play
37. 37.___ they make tea in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
38. 38.My parents ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) will help (b) helped (c) help (d) have helped
39. 39.___ she eat a mango two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
40. 40.She ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wore (b) wears (c) will wear (d) weared

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