Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 859 · 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 “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
2. 2.You did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helped (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
3. 3.She did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climb
4. 4.They ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will climb (b) climbed (c) have climbed (d) climb
5. 5.I did not ___ a song last week. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sing (d) sang
6. 6.___ my brother cook rice in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
7. 7.We ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) built (b) builded (c) build (d) will build
8. 8.My sister did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly (d) flew
9. 9.The children did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swam (b) swim (c) swimming (d) swims
10. 10.___ she build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
11. 11.She ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) has cooked (c) cooks (d) will cook
12. 12.___ we wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
13. 13.Dev did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eating (b) eats (c) eat (d) ate
14. 14.She ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) flies (c) will fly (d) flyed
15. 15.___ I eat a mango yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.They ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) ride (b) rode (c) will ride (d) rided
17. 17.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyed (c) flown (d) flew
18. 18.Kabir ___ the dishes last week. (a) has washed (b) washes (c) will wash (d) washed
19. 19.___ they clean the room last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
20. 20.We ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) have danced (b) will dance (c) dance (d) danced
21. 21.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
22. 22.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
23. 23.Isha ___ a picture in 2023. (a) draws (b) drew (c) drawed (d) will draw
24. 24.___ she feed the dog last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
25. 25.Omkar did not ___ for the team last week. (a) clapping (b) clapped (c) clap (d) claps
26. 26.___ Neel cook rice two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
27. 27.___ Kunal wash the dishes last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
28. 28.___ I watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
29. 29.You ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) will carry (c) have carried (d) carried
30. 30.My sister ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swimmed (d) will swim
31. 31.I ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) fly (b) will fly (c) flew (d) flyed
32. 32.___ he eat a mango two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.___ you dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
34. 34.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
35. 35.___ my brother wear a cap two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
36. 36.___ you dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
37. 37.Karan did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) fly (b) flew (c) flying (d) flies
38. 38.___ I bake a cake in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
39. 39.She did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) clean (b) cleaned (c) cleaning (d) cleans
40. 40.I did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake

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