Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 846 · 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.___ we throw the ball two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
2. 2.Karan did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) climb
3. 3.They did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buy (d) buying
4. 4.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
5. 5.___ the students cook rice in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
6. 6.I did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) makes (b) made (c) making (d) make
7. 7.My sister ___ a tree last week. (a) climbs (b) will climb (c) climbed (d) has climbed
8. 8.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) wrote (d) writing
9. 9.___ you go to school last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
10. 10.He did not ___ to school two days ago. (a) go (b) went (c) going (d) goes
11. 11.___ she wear a cap yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
12. 12.He ___ a story last Sunday. (a) telled (b) tells (c) told (d) will tell
13. 13.I did not ___ milk last week. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drinks
14. 14.___ my parents eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
15. 15.___ my friends ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
16. 16.They ___ a song two days ago. (a) sing (b) will sing (c) sang (d) have sung
17. 17.She ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) has helped (b) helps (c) will help (d) helped
18. 18.My sister ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) cleans (d) will clean
19. 19.They ___ the match last Sunday. (a) won (b) will win (c) win (d) winned
20. 20.___ Aarav bring lunch last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
21. 21.We did not ___ a cake last week. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) baked (d) bake
22. 22.You ___ rice yesterday. (a) cook (b) have cooked (c) will cook (d) cooked
23. 23.He did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) taking (b) take (c) took (d) takes
24. 24.___ he send a message in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
25. 25.You did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swim (b) swam (c) swims (d) swimming
26. 26.I ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) will swim (b) swim (c) swam (d) swimmed
27. 27.I ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) have watched (c) will watch (d) watched
28. 28.___ she tell a story two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
29. 29.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) gone (d) going
30. 30.___ she fly a kite in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
31. 31.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoken (c) spoke (d) speaked
32. 32.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
33. 33.They ___ the bag two days ago. (a) have carried (b) carried (c) will carry (d) carry
34. 34.They ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) have played (c) will play (d) play
35. 35.The students ___ the bag yesterday. (a) will carry (b) carry (c) have carried (d) carried
36. 36.We ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wear (b) will wear (c) weared (d) wore
37. 37.My sister ___ the match last Sunday. (a) winned (b) will win (c) wins (d) won
38. 38.You ___ on the stage last week. (a) will dance (b) dance (c) have danced (d) danced
39. 39.You ___ a letter last week. (a) writed (b) write (c) will write (d) wrote
40. 40.___ I watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was

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