Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 832 · 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.You ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) have danced (b) will dance (c) dance (d) danced
2. 2.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taken (c) took (d) taking
3. 3.They did not ___ for the team last week. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapping (d) clapped
4. 4.We ___ the ball two days ago. (a) threw (b) throw (c) will throw (d) throwed
5. 5.He ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writes (b) writed (c) will write (d) wrote
6. 6.___ you cook rice in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
7. 7.___ I help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
8. 8.Neel did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clapped
9. 9.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wore (c) weared (d) wearing
10. 10.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) spoken
11. 11.They did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
12. 12.She ___ lunch two days ago. (a) will bring (b) brought (c) bringed (d) brings
13. 13.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) rode (c) riding (d) rided
14. 14.My sister did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watched (d) watch
15. 15.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwed (c) thrown (d) threw
16. 16.My cousins did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swim (d) swimming
17. 17.She ___ the ball yesterday. (a) threw (b) will throw (c) throwed (d) throws
18. 18.We ___ rice last Sunday. (a) will cook (b) cooked (c) cook (d) have cooked
19. 19.She ___ a picture last week. (a) drawed (b) will draw (c) draws (d) drew
20. 20.Tara did not ___ a picture last week. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) draw (d) drew
21. 21.They did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) dances (d) danced
22. 22.They ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeded (b) will feed (c) fed (d) feed
23. 23.___ I run in the park two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.___ we wear a cap in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
25. 25.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
26. 26.___ I plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
27. 27.___ she fly a kite two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
28. 28.My parents did not ___ a song last week. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sang (d) sings
29. 29.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writing (c) writed (d) written
30. 30.You ___ a song in 2023. (a) have sung (b) sing (c) will sing (d) sang
31. 31.___ we speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
32. 32.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyed (c) flew (d) flown
33. 33.We ___ rice yesterday. (a) cook (b) have cooked (c) cooked (d) will cook
34. 34.They did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) sings (b) sang (c) singing (d) sing
35. 35.You ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) build (b) builded (c) built (d) will build
36. 36.The children ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) will buy (b) buy (c) buyed (d) bought
37. 37.My cousins ___ science two days ago. (a) will study (b) study (c) studied (d) have studied
38. 38.You ___ a message two days ago. (a) sended (b) will send (c) send (d) sent
39. 39.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drunk
40. 40.He did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch

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