Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 825 · 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.She ___ cricket two days ago. (a) plays (b) has played (c) will play (d) played
2. 2.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
3. 3.We did not ___ the match last week. (a) winning (b) won (c) wins (d) win
4. 4.He ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) has clapped (b) claps (c) will clap (d) clapped
5. 5.___ the students jog in the park yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
6. 6.___ they throw the ball last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
7. 7.___ you draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
8. 8.He did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) making (b) makes (c) make (d) made
9. 9.Nisha ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) bought (b) buys (c) will buy (d) buyed
10. 10.My sister did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
11. 11.___ Kunal draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
12. 12.They did not ___ cricket last week. (a) plays (b) play (c) played (d) playing
13. 13.Karan did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sends (b) sent (c) sending (d) send
14. 14.They ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feed (b) will feed (c) fed (d) feeded
15. 15.___ he bake a cake last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
16. 16.We did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carries (b) carried (c) carry (d) carrying
17. 17.They ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rided (b) ride (c) rode (d) will ride
18. 18.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
19. 19.We ___ the room last Sunday. (a) have cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) clean
20. 20.I ___ to school yesterday. (a) goed (b) went (c) will go (d) go
21. 21.She did not ___ to school last week. (a) go (b) going (c) went (d) goes
22. 22.My cousins did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flew (b) flying (c) flies (d) fly
23. 23.I did not ___ a picture last week. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) drew
24. 24.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swam (d) swimmed
25. 25.___ you watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
26. 26.I ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) have watched (b) watch (c) will watch (d) watched
27. 27.___ Pooja write a letter last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
28. 28.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drunk
29. 29.___ my sister bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
30. 30.___ they feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
31. 31.___ Diya draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
32. 32.We did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) washed
33. 33.___ my cousins cook rice last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
34. 34.He ___ lunch in 2023. (a) will bring (b) brought (c) bringed (d) brings
35. 35.You did not ___ to school last week. (a) go (b) went (c) going (d) goes
36. 36.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eating (c) ate (d) eated
37. 37.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throwed
38. 38.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
39. 39.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) goed (c) going (d) went
40. 40.___ my cousins bring lunch last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did

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