Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 854 · 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.Isha ___ the train two days ago. (a) took (b) taked (c) takes (d) will take
2. 2.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) wrote (c) writing (d) writed
3. 3.___ you clean the room last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
4. 4.Rohan did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) planted
5. 5.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swum (d) swimming
6. 6.We ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) will bake (b) have baked (c) bake (d) baked
7. 7.We did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooked
8. 8.I did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleaned
9. 9.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) worn (c) wore (d) weared
10. 10.She ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) will help (b) helped (c) has helped (d) helps
11. 11.We did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feeds (b) fed (c) feeding (d) feed
12. 12.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
13. 13.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
14. 14.I ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) have watched (c) will watch (d) watch
15. 15.He ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) has washed (b) washes (c) washed (d) will wash
16. 16.She ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swimmed (b) swims (c) swam (d) will swim
17. 17.Kunal ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) will help (b) has helped (c) helped (d) helps
18. 18.You did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) won (b) win (c) wins (d) winning
19. 19.Tara did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runs (b) run (c) ran (d) running
20. 20.___ I build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.___ I tell a story in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
22. 22.The children did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) speak (d) spoke
23. 23.___ we help Grandma last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
24. 24.You did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink (d) drank
25. 25.___ he send a message in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
26. 26.___ he draw a picture in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
27. 27.I ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) wash (c) will wash (d) have washed
28. 28.___ we write a letter in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
29. 29.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) going (c) went (d) gone
30. 30.___ he help Grandma yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
31. 31.I did not ___ a letter in 2023. (a) write (b) writing (c) wrote (d) writes
32. 32.___ you play cricket in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
33. 33.___ they write a letter in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
34. 34.Myra did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throws (b) throw (c) threw (d) throwing
35. 35.___ the students wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
36. 36.___ the students run in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
37. 37.___ she feed the dog two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
38. 38.She did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
39. 39.___ the students go to school last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
40. 40.___ we catch the ball in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was

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