Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 897 · 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.I did not ___ milk last week. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drank
2. 2.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) went (c) goed (d) gone
3. 3.My sister ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) will wash (b) washed (c) washes (d) has washed
4. 4.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) took (d) taked
5. 5.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
6. 6.___ they bake a cake in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
7. 7.Aditya did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) baked (d) bake
8. 8.___ I take the train last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
9. 9.My brother ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flyed (b) will fly (c) flew (d) flies
10. 10.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
11. 11.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) wrote (c) writed (d) writing
12. 12.___ the children swim in the pool last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
13. 13.___ they run in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
14. 14.___ he jog in the park yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
15. 15.They ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carry (b) have carried (c) carried (d) will carry
16. 16.You ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) wrote (b) writed (c) will write (d) write
17. 17.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drinking
18. 18.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
19. 19.I did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) running (b) run (c) ran (d) runs
20. 20.Priya did not ___ rice last week. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooked (d) cooks
21. 21.He ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swims (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swam
22. 22.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
23. 23.We ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) will play (c) play (d) have played
24. 24.We ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rode (b) ride (c) will ride (d) rided
25. 25.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
26. 26.My friends did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) baked
27. 27.We ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogged (b) will jog (c) jog (d) have jogged
28. 28.___ we write a letter last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
29. 29.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
30. 30.I ___ on the stage last week. (a) danced (b) dance (c) have danced (d) will dance
31. 31.You ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) have climbed (b) climb (c) will climb (d) climbed
32. 32.My brother ___ science last week. (a) has studied (b) studies (c) will study (d) studied
33. 33.My sister did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooked (d) cooks
34. 34.___ you clap for the team in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
35. 35.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwed (c) throwing (d) threw
36. 36.___ she clean the room two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
37. 37.We did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carry
38. 38.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swam
39. 39.___ we draw a picture yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.___ they help Grandma last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does

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