Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 877 · 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.She ___ the dog yesterday. (a) will feed (b) feeds (c) feeded (d) fed
2. 2.I did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) telling (b) tell (c) tells (d) told
3. 3.They did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buys (d) buying
4. 4.___ I bake a cake yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
5. 5.___ you wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
6. 6.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinked
7. 7.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
8. 8.I ___ rice yesterday. (a) have cooked (b) cook (c) will cook (d) cooked
9. 9.___ my brother clap for the team yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
10. 10.They did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) help (c) helping (d) helps
11. 11.___ she study science two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
12. 12.___ you climb a tree last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
13. 13.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
14. 14.I ___ a kite yesterday. (a) will fly (b) flyed (c) fly (d) flew
15. 15.___ I clap for the team in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
16. 16.___ you throw the ball two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
17. 17.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
18. 18.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) throwing (c) threw (d) thrown
19. 19.You ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dance (b) danced (c) will dance (d) have danced
20. 20.___ she run in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
21. 21.She did not ___ a kite last week. (a) fly (b) flew (c) flies (d) flying
22. 22.___ he feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
23. 23.___ we bring lunch last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
24. 24.___ he sing a song yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
25. 25.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) ran (d) run
26. 26.___ we plant a tree last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.Zoya did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throw
28. 28.She did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sing (d) sang
29. 29.You ___ a song last Sunday. (a) have sung (b) sing (c) will sing (d) sang
30. 30.We ___ a tree yesterday. (a) have climbed (b) climbed (c) climb (d) will climb
31. 31.I did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) sing (b) sang (c) singing (d) sings
32. 32.___ he watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
33. 33.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
34. 34.We did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) running (b) run (c) ran (d) runs
35. 35.You ___ tea in 2023. (a) make (b) made (c) will make (d) maked
36. 36.___ he ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
37. 37.They ___ tea in 2023. (a) will make (b) maked (c) made (d) make
38. 38.She ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) has baked (d) will bake
39. 39.You did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) wrote (b) writing (c) write (d) writes
40. 40.___ they take the train in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does

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