Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 829 · 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 ___ science in 2023. (a) have studied (b) studied (c) study (d) will study
2. 2.My sister did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carry (b) carried (c) carries (d) carrying
3. 3.You did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) winning (b) won (c) wins (d) win
4. 4.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flew (c) flyed (d) flown
5. 5.She ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooked (b) has cooked (c) cooks (d) will cook
6. 6.___ Isha throw the ball last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
7. 7.___ my sister climb a tree last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
8. 8.I did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) threw
9. 9.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) wrote (c) written (d) writed
10. 10.We did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) told
11. 11.They did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carries (d) carry
12. 12.We did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eating (d) eat
13. 13.Meera ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) will watch (b) watched (c) has watched (d) watches
14. 14.___ I take the train yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
15. 15.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
16. 16.___ Meera eat a mango last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
17. 17.The children ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) have watched (c) watched (d) will watch
18. 18.___ we study science last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
19. 19.My brother ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flies (b) flyed (c) will fly (d) flew
20. 20.___ my parents wash the dishes last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
21. 21.My brother ___ the dishes last week. (a) washes (b) has washed (c) washed (d) will wash
22. 22.Nisha ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flies (b) flyed (c) will fly (d) flew
23. 23.We ___ a story last week. (a) will tell (b) told (c) telled (d) tell
24. 24.You ___ rice two days ago. (a) have cooked (b) cook (c) will cook (d) cooked
25. 25.She ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) will wear (b) wore (c) wears (d) weared
26. 26.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speaked
27. 27.___ she buy vegetables last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
28. 28.She did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rode (b) rides (c) riding (d) ride
29. 29.Kabir did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) took (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
30. 30.___ she wash the dishes last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
31. 31.___ Arjun ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
32. 32.Kavya ___ a letter in 2023. (a) will write (b) writed (c) writes (d) wrote
33. 33.___ they build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
34. 34.___ she watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
35. 35.My sister ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) will help (b) helps (c) has helped (d) helped
36. 36.My friends ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swim (b) swimmed (c) will swim (d) swam
37. 37.___ they fly a kite yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
38. 38.We ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) wash (b) will wash (c) washed (d) have washed
39. 39.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) run (c) running (d) ran
40. 40.We did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) take (b) takes (c) taking (d) took

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