Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 901 · 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 play cricket yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
2. 2.Manav did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sings (d) sang
3. 3.___ my sister ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
4. 4.Tara did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) running (b) runs (c) ran (d) run
5. 5.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) goed (c) went (d) gone
6. 6.___ he carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
7. 7.___ you sing a song yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
8. 8.We ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) have danced (b) dance (c) danced (d) will dance
9. 9.He ___ a kite last week. (a) will fly (b) flew (c) flyed (d) flies
10. 10.___ he go to school last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
11. 11.He did not ___ lunch last week. (a) brings (b) bring (c) brought (d) bringing
12. 12.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) eating (d) ate
13. 13.My cousins ___ science two days ago. (a) study (b) have studied (c) studied (d) will study
14. 14.He ___ science last week. (a) studied (b) will study (c) has studied (d) studies
15. 15.She ___ the bag two days ago. (a) has carried (b) carried (c) carries (d) will carry
16. 16.___ my brother fly a kite two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
17. 17.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
18. 18.They ___ rice two days ago. (a) have cooked (b) cooked (c) will cook (d) cook
19. 19.Dev ___ the train in 2023. (a) takes (b) will take (c) taked (d) took
20. 20.___ they make tea yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.I ___ a song last week. (a) will sing (b) have sung (c) sing (d) sang
22. 22.___ Yash build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
23. 23.I ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) bought (b) buy (c) will buy (d) buyed
24. 24.We did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
25. 25.We did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) builds (b) build (c) built (d) building
26. 26.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
27. 27.___ Dev study science last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
28. 28.The children did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carries (d) carry
29. 29.Zoya ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) has watched (b) will watch (c) watched (d) watches
30. 30.___ Kunal cook rice two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
31. 31.We did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planting (b) plant (c) planted (d) plants
32. 32.I ___ the dishes last week. (a) have washed (b) washed (c) wash (d) will wash
33. 33.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
34. 34.We did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tells (b) telling (c) told (d) tell
35. 35.___ I cook rice last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.My brother did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) plays (b) play (c) played (d) playing
37. 37.Sneha ___ a tree last week. (a) climbs (b) has climbed (c) climbed (d) will climb
38. 38.___ my parents build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
39. 39.I did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) built (b) builds (c) building (d) build
40. 40.___ I go to school last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do

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