Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 893 · 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.You ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) help (b) will help (c) have helped (d) helped
2. 2.We ___ rice yesterday. (a) will cook (b) cooked (c) cook (d) have cooked
3. 3.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
4. 4.We ___ a tree last week. (a) climb (b) climbed (c) will climb (d) have climbed
5. 5.___ I study science yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
6. 6.___ we take the train last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
7. 7.We did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooked
8. 8.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
9. 9.He ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) built (b) builds (c) will build (d) builded
10. 10.They did not ___ a tree last week. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) planted
11. 11.She did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drank
12. 12.___ I catch the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
13. 13.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swam
14. 14.My brother ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sends (b) sended (c) will send (d) sent
15. 15.You ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drawed (b) draw (c) will draw (d) drew
16. 16.I did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jog
17. 17.Yash did not ___ a story last week. (a) telling (b) tells (c) tell (d) told
18. 18.My brother did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helps (b) helped (c) helping (d) help
19. 19.___ he eat a mango yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
20. 20.She ___ a song in 2023. (a) sings (b) sang (c) has sung (d) will sing
21. 21.You ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapped (b) will clap (c) clap (d) have clapped
22. 22.Ira ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) claps (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) has clapped
23. 23.They ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catched (b) will catch (c) caught (d) catch
24. 24.___ they watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
25. 25.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
26. 26.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawing (c) drawed (d) drawn
27. 27.___ she bring lunch in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
28. 28.They ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catch (b) will catch (c) catched (d) caught
29. 29.I did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rides (b) rode (c) ride (d) riding
30. 30.___ she run in the park in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
31. 31.He did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) wash (b) washed (c) washes (d) washing
32. 32.You ___ the bag yesterday. (a) will carry (b) have carried (c) carry (d) carried
33. 33.___ we send a message last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
34. 34.___ my sister buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
35. 35.___ you ride a bicycle last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
36. 36.Sneha ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builds (b) builded (c) built (d) will build
37. 37.The students did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brings (b) bring (c) brought (d) bringing
38. 38.___ my sister build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
39. 39.I ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watch (b) will watch (c) have watched (d) watched
40. 40.The students ___ the room last week. (a) cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) will clean (d) clean

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