Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 882 · 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 “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
2. 2.He did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jog
3. 3.He ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) ran (c) runned (d) will run
4. 4.___ we clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
5. 5.They ___ to school last Sunday. (a) goed (b) will go (c) go (d) went
6. 6.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drinking
7. 7.You ___ the bag two days ago. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) carry (d) have carried
8. 8.We did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dances (d) dancing
9. 9.___ he ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
10. 10.My sister did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feed (d) feeds
11. 11.She did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) ran (b) runs (c) running (d) run
12. 12.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
13. 13.We did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell (d) told
14. 14.She did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogged (d) jogs
15. 15.My parents did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) watched (c) watching (d) watches
16. 16.___ my brother go to school last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
17. 17.She ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washed (d) washes
18. 18.Meera ___ rice last Sunday. (a) will cook (b) has cooked (c) cooks (d) cooked
19. 19.___ we speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
20. 20.They did not ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eats (b) eat (c) ate (d) eating
21. 21.I did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
22. 22.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wore (c) weared (d) worn
23. 23.I ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) will jog (d) have jogged
24. 24.Farhan did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch (d) watched
25. 25.___ the children make tea two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
26. 26.They ___ a cap in 2023. (a) will wear (b) wore (c) wear (d) weared
27. 27.___ I sing a song last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
28. 28.He ___ a mango in 2023. (a) will eat (b) ate (c) eated (d) eats
29. 29.___ he jog in the park last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
30. 30.___ the students make tea two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
31. 31.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) riding (c) ridden (d) rided
32. 32.He ___ rice in 2023. (a) will cook (b) has cooked (c) cooked (d) cooks
33. 33.___ Saanvi go to school last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
34. 34.The children ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buy (b) buyed (c) bought (d) will buy
35. 35.The children ___ a story two days ago. (a) telled (b) told (c) tell (d) will tell
36. 36.Saanvi ___ a cartoon last week. (a) has watched (b) watches (c) will watch (d) watched
37. 37.He ___ a story last week. (a) telled (b) told (c) tells (d) will tell
38. 38.My brother did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) flew
39. 39.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) writing (d) wrote
40. 40.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swam

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