Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 848 · 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.___ I run in the park yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
2. 2.___ he dance on the stage last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
3. 3.Myra ___ a story yesterday. (a) telled (b) will tell (c) tells (d) told
4. 4.___ they throw the ball last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
5. 5.I did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooked
6. 6.We did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) wrote
7. 7.___ I speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
8. 8.Ananya did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooked (d) cooking
9. 9.Vivaan ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) planted (c) will plant (d) has planted
10. 10.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swum
11. 11.My brother ___ the match two days ago. (a) wins (b) won (c) winned (d) will win
12. 12.Priya ___ to school last Sunday. (a) goed (b) went (c) will go (d) goes
13. 13.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rided (c) rode (d) ridden
14. 14.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwed (c) throwing (d) threw
15. 15.Meera did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carries (d) carry
16. 16.He ___ a song in 2023. (a) will sing (b) sang (c) sings (d) has sung
17. 17.We ___ tea two days ago. (a) will make (b) made (c) maked (d) make
18. 18.She ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helped (b) has helped (c) will help (d) helps
19. 19.They ___ a cap in 2023. (a) will wear (b) wear (c) wore (d) weared
20. 20.We ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eat (b) will eat (c) ate (d) eated
21. 21.You ___ science last Sunday. (a) have studied (b) studied (c) study (d) will study
22. 22.We ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carry (b) carried (c) have carried (d) will carry
23. 23.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) wrote (c) writed (d) writing
24. 24.___ the children write a letter two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
25. 25.___ Rahul tell a story two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
26. 26.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
27. 27.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) went (c) going (d) goed
28. 28.___ she catch the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
29. 29.I did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) send (b) sending (c) sends (d) sent
30. 30.He did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) makes (b) made (c) making (d) make
31. 31.The children did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) win (b) wins (c) won (d) winning
32. 32.___ we win the match last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
33. 33.Omkar did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watches (b) watched (c) watching (d) watch
34. 34.We did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watching (b) watched (c) watch (d) watches
35. 35.___ she clean the room in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
36. 36.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
37. 37.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) eating (d) ate
38. 38.You ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) wash (b) will wash (c) have washed (d) washed
39. 39.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
40. 40.I ___ vegetables last week. (a) will buy (b) buyed (c) buy (d) bought

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