Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 881 · 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 “run”? (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runned
2. 2.You ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) runned (b) ran (c) will run (d) run
3. 3.___ you swim in the pool last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
4. 4.He did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
5. 5.Rohan ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) will climb (d) has climbed
6. 6.My brother ___ a song two days ago. (a) will sing (b) sings (c) has sung (d) sang
7. 7.___ you win the match last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
8. 8.I did not ___ a letter last week. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) wrote
9. 9.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flew (c) flying (d) flyed
10. 10.They did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writes (b) writing (c) wrote (d) write
11. 11.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writed (c) writing (d) written
12. 12.___ my parents study science in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
13. 13.I ___ the bag in 2023. (a) will carry (b) have carried (c) carry (d) carried
14. 14.He did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) dances (b) danced (c) dance (d) dancing
15. 15.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eaten (c) eated (d) eating
16. 16.Ishaan ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) has helped (b) will help (c) helps (d) helped
17. 17.He did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) running (b) runs (c) ran (d) run
18. 18.You did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writes (b) writing (c) wrote (d) write
19. 19.___ you tell a story last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
20. 20.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) worn (c) weared (d) wearing
21. 21.___ he make tea in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
22. 22.___ Pooja win the match last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
23. 23.My friends did not ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) draws (d) drew
24. 24.___ you bake a cake last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
25. 25.Ananya ___ a tree last week. (a) has climbed (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) will climb
26. 26.You ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) ate (b) will eat (c) eated (d) eat
27. 27.My friends ___ the room two days ago. (a) clean (b) have cleaned (c) will clean (d) cleaned
28. 28.My sister did not ___ science two days ago. (a) study (b) studies (c) studying (d) studied
29. 29.We ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plant (b) have planted (c) will plant (d) planted
30. 30.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) spoke
31. 31.Myra ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) plays (b) has played (c) will play (d) played
32. 32.___ we run in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
33. 33.___ I eat a mango in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
34. 34.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swimmed (d) swum
35. 35.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
36. 36.We did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writing (b) wrote (c) write (d) writes
37. 37.Saanvi ___ milk yesterday. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drinked (d) will drink
38. 38.We ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feed (b) fed (c) will feed (d) feeded
39. 39.They ___ a tree in 2023. (a) have climbed (b) climb (c) will climb (d) climbed
40. 40.___ she feed the dog last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was

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