Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 857 · 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 “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swam
2. 2.She ___ tea two days ago. (a) maked (b) makes (c) will make (d) made
3. 3.My brother ___ a mango yesterday. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eated (d) will eat
4. 4.I ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swim (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swam
5. 5.He did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) wins (b) won (c) win (d) winning
6. 6.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
7. 7.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speaked
8. 8.___ he take the train in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
9. 9.___ we build a sandcastle last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
10. 10.___ my brother run in the park yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
11. 11.You did not ___ science last week. (a) study (b) studied (c) studies (d) studying
12. 12.___ she send a message last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
13. 13.My brother ___ science last Sunday. (a) has studied (b) studies (c) will study (d) studied
14. 14.Karan ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbs (b) will climb (c) has climbed (d) climbed
15. 15.Dev ___ to school last Sunday. (a) goes (b) goed (c) will go (d) went
16. 16.___ he swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
17. 17.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) worn (c) weared (d) wearing
18. 18.The children did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jog
19. 19.She ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writed (b) writes (c) will write (d) wrote
20. 20.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) ate (d) eating
21. 21.I ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wear (b) will wear (c) wore (d) weared
22. 22.I ___ a message last Sunday. (a) send (b) sended (c) will send (d) sent
23. 23.___ we sing a song last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.We ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) will speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speak
25. 25.___ I build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
26. 26.She ___ cricket in 2023. (a) will play (b) plays (c) has played (d) played
27. 27.Nisha did not ___ the room last week. (a) clean (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) cleaning
28. 28.___ my sister study science yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
29. 29.___ Diya wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
30. 30.___ Yash buy vegetables last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
31. 31.___ you write a letter yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
32. 32.___ my brother clean the room last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
33. 33.___ they jog in the park yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
34. 34.Farhan ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) danced (b) has danced (c) dances (d) will dance
35. 35.You did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sent (b) sending (c) sends (d) send
36. 36.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
37. 37.Tara ___ the dishes last week. (a) washes (b) has washed (c) washed (d) will wash
38. 38.They did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sang (d) sings
39. 39.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
40. 40.He did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooked (d) cooking

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