Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 900 · 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.___ Dev bake a cake two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
2. 2.We ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) have jogged (b) will jog (c) jogged (d) jog
3. 3.___ my parents plant a tree last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
4. 4.___ the students swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
5. 5.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
6. 6.You did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wearing (b) wore (c) wear (d) wears
7. 7.___ he watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
8. 8.They ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) caught (b) catch (c) will catch (d) catched
9. 9.We ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) wash (d) have washed
10. 10.___ you clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
11. 11.I ___ the room two days ago. (a) will clean (b) clean (c) have cleaned (d) cleaned
12. 12.___ he plant a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
13. 13.___ Isha drink milk two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
14. 14.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
15. 15.___ they buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
16. 16.My sister did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) told (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
17. 17.___ she write a letter in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
18. 18.___ she swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
19. 19.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) have planted (b) will plant (c) plant (d) planted
20. 20.___ Meera speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.___ my sister help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
22. 22.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drew (c) drawing (d) drawn
23. 23.We did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wore (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wears
24. 24.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) spoke
25. 25.He ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) plants (c) has planted (d) will plant
26. 26.I did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study (d) studied
27. 27.You did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buying (d) buys
28. 28.I did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) send (b) sending (c) sends (d) sent
29. 29.We ___ vegetables last week. (a) will buy (b) buyed (c) buy (d) bought
30. 30.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
31. 31.They did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) speak
32. 32.Tara did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draw (b) drew (c) drawing (d) draws
33. 33.I did not ___ the match last week. (a) won (b) wins (c) win (d) winning
34. 34.Myra ___ a cap last week. (a) wore (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wears
35. 35.They did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dance
36. 36.I ___ the match in 2023. (a) will win (b) won (c) win (d) winned
37. 37.She ___ science last week. (a) studies (b) studied (c) has studied (d) will study
38. 38.___ we play cricket in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
39. 39.We ___ to school last Sunday. (a) goed (b) went (c) will go (d) go
40. 40.They ___ a letter two days ago. (a) will write (b) write (c) writed (d) wrote

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