Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 849 · 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.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) threw (c) throwing (d) thrown
2. 2.She ___ for the team last week. (a) has clapped (b) claps (c) will clap (d) clapped
3. 3.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drunk
4. 4.My sister did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rides (b) ride (c) riding (d) rode
5. 5.My cousins ___ a cap yesterday. (a) weared (b) will wear (c) wear (d) wore
6. 6.The students ___ the match two days ago. (a) winned (b) won (c) win (d) will win
7. 7.I did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) sang (b) sings (c) singing (d) sing
8. 8.We ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) wash (b) washed (c) have washed (d) will wash
9. 9.___ my brother swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
10. 10.I did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) baked
11. 11.___ I catch the ball last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
12. 12.___ we plant a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
13. 13.___ Meera bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
14. 14.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
15. 15.Meera did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carried
16. 16.The students ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) wash (b) washed (c) have washed (d) will wash
17. 17.___ they win the match yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
18. 18.My friends ___ on the stage last week. (a) danced (b) dance (c) will dance (d) have danced
19. 19.___ we bring lunch last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
20. 20.I ___ cricket last week. (a) play (b) will play (c) have played (d) played
21. 21.My sister did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) play (b) played (c) plays (d) playing
22. 22.Kunal ___ a mango last week. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eated (d) will eat
23. 23.___ I swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
24. 24.He ___ the room two days ago. (a) will clean (b) cleans (c) has cleaned (d) cleaned
25. 25.My brother ___ in the park two days ago. (a) has jogged (b) jogs (c) will jog (d) jogged
26. 26.___ you sing a song yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
27. 27.___ we cook rice last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
28. 28.___ you dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
29. 29.___ we wear a cap two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
30. 30.Vivaan did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
31. 31.___ they catch the ball two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
32. 32.You ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapped (b) clap (c) will clap (d) have clapped
33. 33.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swam (d) swimmed
34. 34.Ishaan did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rides (b) rode (c) riding (d) ride
35. 35.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
36. 36.___ the children write a letter yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
37. 37.He ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) has jogged (c) jogged (d) will jog
38. 38.We ___ science two days ago. (a) will study (b) have studied (c) study (d) studied
39. 39.___ the children wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
40. 40.___ my friends play cricket last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does

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