Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 862 · 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.___ he take the train in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
2. 2.___ my sister study science last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
3. 3.___ they clap for the team two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
4. 4.___ my sister swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
5. 5.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
6. 6.I ___ a kite last week. (a) fly (b) flyed (c) will fly (d) flew
7. 7.You did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watched (d) watch
8. 8.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
9. 9.Myra did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) caught
10. 10.The children did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants (d) planted
11. 11.We ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) fly (b) flyed (c) flew (d) will fly
12. 12.We did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) ran (b) running (c) run (d) runs
13. 13.Kabir did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) wore (c) wear (d) wearing
14. 14.Neel ___ the match last week. (a) wins (b) will win (c) winned (d) won
15. 15.You did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flying (b) flew (c) fly (d) flies
16. 16.They ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) will clean (d) have cleaned
17. 17.She ___ the match last week. (a) will win (b) winned (c) wins (d) won
18. 18.___ you clap for the team two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
19. 19.___ I take the train two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
20. 20.I ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) will bake (c) have baked (d) bake
21. 21.Meera ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will climb (b) has climbed (c) climbed (d) climbs
22. 22.___ Manav play cricket in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
23. 23.___ my parents feed the dog in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
24. 24.We ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carry (b) carried (c) will carry (d) have carried
25. 25.___ I fly a kite in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
26. 26.They ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) will dance (b) danced (c) dance (d) have danced
27. 27.My brother ___ rice two days ago. (a) will cook (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) has cooked
28. 28.We ___ the match last Sunday. (a) will win (b) win (c) winned (d) won
29. 29.They did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washing (b) washes (c) washed (d) wash
30. 30.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
31. 31.___ she wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
32. 32.You ___ tea two days ago. (a) will make (b) make (c) maked (d) made
33. 33.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
34. 34.___ my sister catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
35. 35.___ Yash clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.They ___ a picture yesterday. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) drew (d) draw
37. 37.___ I play cricket in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
38. 38.I did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapped (b) clap (c) clapping (d) claps
39. 39.Aarav ___ in the park last week. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) has jogged (d) will jog
40. 40.My brother did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washing (b) washed (c) washes (d) wash

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