Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 899 · 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.She did not ___ a message last week. (a) sent (b) sends (c) sending (d) send
2. 2.My sister ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will throw (b) throws (c) threw (d) throwed
3. 3.I ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) will buy (b) buy (c) buyed (d) bought
4. 4.___ she throw the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
5. 5.We ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) wash (b) will wash (c) washed (d) have washed
6. 6.___ he plant a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
7. 7.She did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speak
8. 8.___ I eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
9. 9.___ he ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
10. 10.I did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
11. 11.I did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
12. 12.We ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) built (b) builded (c) will build (d) build
13. 13.My brother ___ a bicycle last week. (a) will ride (b) rides (c) rided (d) rode
14. 14.They did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleaning
15. 15.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
16. 16.___ my friends ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
17. 17.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flown
18. 18.You ___ a message in 2023. (a) sent (b) sended (c) send (d) will send
19. 19.They ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swim (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) will swim
20. 20.I ___ lunch yesterday. (a) will bring (b) bringed (c) brought (d) bring
21. 21.___ I feed the dog in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
22. 22.___ she feed the dog two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
23. 23.I ___ the match yesterday. (a) win (b) will win (c) won (d) winned
24. 24.He did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help (d) helped
25. 25.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) run (c) ran (d) running
26. 26.We did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
27. 27.Riya ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rides (b) rode (c) rided (d) will ride
28. 28.___ they cook rice two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
29. 29.The students did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drawing (b) drew (c) draws (d) draw
30. 30.___ you dance on the stage last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
31. 31.He did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) tells (b) told (c) telling (d) tell
32. 32.She ___ to school yesterday. (a) goed (b) went (c) goes (d) will go
33. 33.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
34. 34.We did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
35. 35.They ___ rice yesterday. (a) cook (b) have cooked (c) cooked (d) will cook
36. 36.___ we play cricket last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
37. 37.___ he speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
38. 38.You did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) takes (b) taking (c) take (d) took
39. 39.My brother ___ milk last Sunday. (a) will drink (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drinked
40. 40.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) goed (c) went (d) going

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