Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 856 · 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.___ my parents dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
2. 2.My brother did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studied (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
3. 3.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) ridden (c) rode (d) rided
4. 4.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinked
5. 5.My sister ___ to school in 2023. (a) goes (b) went (c) will go (d) goed
6. 6.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) throwing (d) threw
7. 7.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flew (d) flying
8. 8.___ he drink milk two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
9. 9.Omkar ___ a song yesterday. (a) sang (b) has sung (c) will sing (d) sings
10. 10.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
11. 11.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) spoken
12. 12.___ you bring lunch last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.___ she bake a cake last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
14. 14.___ we win the match yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
15. 15.My brother ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clapped (b) will clap (c) claps (d) has clapped
16. 16.Dev did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) go (b) goes (c) went (d) going
17. 17.Myra did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) threw
18. 18.___ he win the match last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
19. 19.___ the students fly a kite yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
20. 20.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
21. 21.___ my brother clean the room yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
22. 22.___ he swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
23. 23.They ___ a tree yesterday. (a) have climbed (b) climb (c) will climb (d) climbed
24. 24.I did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
25. 25.They did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sent (b) sending (c) sends (d) send
26. 26.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
27. 27.___ Farhan eat a mango two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
28. 28.He did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) wrote
29. 29.My parents did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) plants (c) planting (d) plant
30. 30.___ she tell a story yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
31. 31.___ you drink milk yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
32. 32.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
33. 33.The students ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) have washed (c) wash (d) will wash
34. 34.She ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbs (b) will climb (c) has climbed (d) climbed
35. 35.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) wearing (c) weared (d) worn
36. 36.___ we draw a picture two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
37. 37.___ I bake a cake last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
38. 38.___ Diya study science last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
39. 39.Manav did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baking (b) bake (c) baked (d) bakes
40. 40.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling

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