Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 896 · 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) running (c) run (d) runned
2. 2.They did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swim (d) swimming
3. 3.You ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swim (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) will swim
4. 4.___ Nisha bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
5. 5.___ my brother fly a kite yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
6. 6.I did not ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writing (b) writes (c) wrote (d) write
7. 7.___ Dev dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
8. 8.You did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brings (d) brought
9. 9.He did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wore (d) wears
10. 10.___ Zoya send a message in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
11. 11.She did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cooked (d) cook
12. 12.___ I watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
14. 14.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eated (c) eaten (d) eating
15. 15.___ you swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
16. 16.___ we clean the room last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
17. 17.Meera did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) wins (b) winning (c) won (d) win
18. 18.___ we study science last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
19. 19.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) took (c) taked (d) taking
20. 20.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) drew (d) drawed
21. 21.My parents ___ science last week. (a) studied (b) have studied (c) study (d) will study
22. 22.He ___ a mango in 2023. (a) will eat (b) ate (c) eats (d) eated
23. 23.You ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) have watched (b) watched (c) will watch (d) watch
24. 24.You did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) went (b) going (c) goes (d) go
25. 25.He did not ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
26. 26.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swum
27. 27.___ my brother buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
28. 28.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
29. 29.___ I go to school last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
30. 30.They ___ rice last week. (a) cook (b) have cooked (c) will cook (d) cooked
31. 31.You did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
32. 32.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) spoken
33. 33.___ they wear a cap in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
34. 34.He did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) clapped (d) claps
35. 35.You ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaked (b) will speak (c) speak (d) spoke
36. 36.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
37. 37.My brother ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eats (b) ate (c) will eat (d) eated
38. 38.Kabir ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) will bake (b) has baked (c) baked (d) bakes
39. 39.They did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rode (b) riding (c) rides (d) ride
40. 40.He did not ___ milk last week. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drink

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