Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 903 · 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.They did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) go (b) goes (c) went (d) going
2. 2.___ you help Grandma two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
3. 3.You ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jog (b) will jog (c) jogged (d) have jogged
4. 4.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) rided (c) ridden (d) riding
5. 5.My friends ___ the bag two days ago. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) have carried (d) carry
6. 6.___ you bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
7. 7.He ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swims
8. 8.___ Manav cook rice in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
9. 9.___ I fly a kite last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
10. 10.They ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) fly (b) will fly (c) flew (d) flyed
11. 11.___ he draw a picture last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
12. 12.My sister did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) riding (b) rides (c) ride (d) rode
13. 13.I ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wear (b) weared (c) wore (d) will wear
14. 14.You did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dance (d) dances
15. 15.They did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throws (b) throw (c) threw (d) throwing
16. 16.You ___ a song in 2023. (a) have sung (b) sing (c) will sing (d) sang
17. 17.___ I drink milk in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
18. 18.We did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) danced
19. 19.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taken (c) taking (d) took
20. 20.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwing
21. 21.I did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swam
22. 22.They ___ on the stage last week. (a) danced (b) have danced (c) dance (d) will dance
23. 23.___ we study science two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
24. 24.She did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wore (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wears
25. 25.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) goed (c) gone (d) went
26. 26.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) eating (d) ate
27. 27.They did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) dancing (c) dance (d) dances
28. 28.___ I send a message in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
29. 29.___ I clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
30. 30.My sister did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) flew
31. 31.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
32. 32.Arjun ___ the ball yesterday. (a) will throw (b) throws (c) threw (d) throwed
33. 33.___ you play cricket two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
34. 34.We ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will plant (b) plant (c) have planted (d) planted
35. 35.You ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buyed (b) will buy (c) bought (d) buy
36. 36.___ my sister wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
37. 37.We ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eat (b) ate (c) eated (d) will eat
38. 38.The children did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) won (b) win (c) winning (d) wins
39. 39.He did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) fed (d) feed
40. 40.___ my brother write a letter last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did

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