Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 905 · 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.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
2. 2.___ Aisha bake a cake two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
3. 3.___ I make tea two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
4. 4.___ you plant a tree last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
5. 5.They did not ___ the train last week. (a) took (b) takes (c) taking (d) take
6. 6.We ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swim
7. 7.Saanvi did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wore (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wear
8. 8.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
9. 9.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
10. 10.My sister did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaned
11. 11.My brother ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swims (d) will swim
12. 12.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drunk (d) drinked
13. 13.We did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swim (d) swam
14. 14.She did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) danced
15. 15.You ___ a kite in 2023. (a) will fly (b) flyed (c) flew (d) fly
16. 16.___ my brother take the train two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
17. 17.He ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinks (b) drinked (c) will drink (d) drank
18. 18.___ my sister speak Hindi last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
19. 19.___ we feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
20. 20.He ___ the dog last week. (a) feeded (b) feeds (c) will feed (d) fed
21. 21.___ you sing a song yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
22. 22.___ he build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
23. 23.My friends did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) cooked
24. 24.___ he carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
25. 25.You ___ the room last Sunday. (a) will clean (b) clean (c) have cleaned (d) cleaned
26. 26.The children ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climb (b) have climbed (c) climbed (d) will climb
27. 27.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eaten (c) ate (d) eated
28. 28.You ___ on the stage last week. (a) will dance (b) danced (c) dance (d) have danced
29. 29.___ you send a message last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
31. 31.___ Pooja watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
32. 32.___ she bake a cake yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
33. 33.My sister ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) flyed (c) flies (d) will fly
34. 34.They ___ milk last week. (a) drinked (b) will drink (c) drink (d) drank
35. 35.My friends ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbed (b) have climbed (c) climb (d) will climb
36. 36.Neel did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watched (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
37. 37.___ my parents dance on the stage last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
38. 38.You did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) write (b) wrote (c) writes (d) writing
39. 39.___ my brother draw a picture yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
40. 40.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) spoken

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