Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 890 · 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 “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
2. 2.He did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) danced (b) dancing (c) dances (d) dance
3. 3.I ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) will carry (c) have carried (d) carry
4. 4.My parents did not ___ the ball last week. (a) catch (b) caught (c) catches (d) catching
5. 5.___ you fly a kite last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.___ you go to school in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
7. 7.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flew
8. 8.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaked (c) speaking (d) spoken
9. 9.___ my brother wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
10. 10.The children ___ the match two days ago. (a) win (b) won (c) winned (d) will win
11. 11.___ my sister bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
12. 12.The children ___ science in 2023. (a) studied (b) have studied (c) will study (d) study
13. 13.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
14. 14.My cousins ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dance (b) will dance (c) have danced (d) danced
15. 15.You ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) will dance (b) danced (c) have danced (d) dance
16. 16.___ she send a message two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
17. 17.He did not ___ science last week. (a) studied (b) studies (c) study (d) studying
18. 18.I ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) will swim (d) swim
19. 19.Priya did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) cleaning
20. 20.You ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) will ride (b) rided (c) ride (d) rode
21. 21.We ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jog (b) have jogged (c) jogged (d) will jog
22. 22.I did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) wins (b) win (c) winning (d) won
23. 23.My sister did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flying (d) flies
24. 24.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wore (c) wearing (d) worn
25. 25.The children ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) will cook (c) cook (d) have cooked
26. 26.We did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baking
27. 27.We did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watched
28. 28.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) ate (d) eating
29. 29.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drew (c) drawed (d) drawn
30. 30.___ you drink milk last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
31. 31.He ___ science in 2023. (a) has studied (b) will study (c) studies (d) studied
32. 32.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) swimming
33. 33.You did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cook (d) cooking
34. 34.Neel did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drank (d) drinking
35. 35.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) written (d) wrote
36. 36.___ she plant a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
37. 37.The students ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) have helped (b) helped (c) will help (d) help
38. 38.___ Myra take the train last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
39. 39.I did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending (d) sent
40. 40.My sister ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeded (b) will feed (c) fed (d) feeds

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