Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 858 · 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 “wear”? (a) wore (b) weared (c) worn (d) wearing
2. 2.Arjun ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eats (b) will eat (c) eated (d) ate
3. 3.___ Ishaan dance on the stage last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
4. 4.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speaked (c) spoken (d) spoke
5. 5.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swimmed
6. 6.My brother ___ in the park last week. (a) ran (b) runned (c) will run (d) runs
7. 7.___ Karan ride a bicycle last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
8. 8.___ we wash the dishes last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
9. 9.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eaten (c) ate (d) eated
10. 10.She ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eated (b) will eat (c) ate (d) eats
11. 11.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) ran (c) run (d) running
12. 12.They ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) will carry (b) carry (c) carried (d) have carried
13. 13.We did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) write (c) writes (d) writing
14. 14.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) gone (c) went (d) goed
15. 15.They ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) will speak (d) speaked
16. 16.Vivaan did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jogs
17. 17.___ we play cricket yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
18. 18.I did not ___ the match last week. (a) wins (b) winning (c) win (d) won
19. 19.We ___ the ball last week. (a) throwed (b) throw (c) threw (d) will throw
20. 20.We did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swims (b) swam (c) swim (d) swimming
21. 21.___ you wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
22. 22.Neel did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) draws (b) drew (c) drawing (d) draw
23. 23.___ I eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
24. 24.They did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
25. 25.___ he ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
26. 26.___ she clap for the team two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
27. 27.___ we make tea two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
28. 28.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
29. 29.___ my sister write a letter last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
30. 30.___ my friends jog in the park two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
31. 31.Omkar did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
32. 32.Vivaan did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapped
33. 33.Rohan did not ___ cricket last week. (a) played (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
34. 34.___ she go to school yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
35. 35.My sister did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bring (d) brings
36. 36.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
37. 37.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drinking
38. 38.Pooja ___ tea in 2023. (a) makes (b) maked (c) will make (d) made
39. 39.You ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swim (d) will swim
40. 40.My sister did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jogging

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