Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 906 · 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 “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
2. 2.___ my sister send a message two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
3. 3.___ they buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
4. 4.___ you watch a cartoon last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
5. 5.The students did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) threw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) throw
6. 6.You did not ___ a message last week. (a) sends (b) sending (c) sent (d) send
7. 7.My cousins did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) danced
8. 8.My brother did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throw (c) throws (d) throwing
9. 9.___ they study science last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
10. 10.Diya did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) plays (b) playing (c) played (d) play
11. 11.___ my brother clap for the team in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
12. 12.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eaten (c) eated (d) eating
13. 13.You ___ rice yesterday. (a) will cook (b) cook (c) have cooked (d) cooked
14. 14.You did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogged
15. 15.We did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) tells (b) tell (c) told (d) telling
16. 16.My brother did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brought (d) brings
17. 17.___ she go to school in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
18. 18.Riya did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) rode
19. 19.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) took (d) taking
20. 20.He ___ the match yesterday. (a) winned (b) won (c) will win (d) wins
21. 21.They did not ___ cricket last week. (a) playing (b) play (c) played (d) plays
22. 22.My sister ___ the match in 2023. (a) won (b) winned (c) will win (d) wins
23. 23.You ___ milk two days ago. (a) drink (b) will drink (c) drank (d) drinked
24. 24.___ I go to school last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
25. 25.She did not ___ rice last week. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) cooked
26. 26.My cousins did not ___ a message last week. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send (d) sent
27. 27.She ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rided (b) rode (c) rides (d) will ride
28. 28.The children did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
29. 29.We ___ a picture last week. (a) will draw (b) draw (c) drawed (d) drew
30. 30.___ I write a letter yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
31. 31.They did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) help (b) helping (c) helped (d) helps
32. 32.Riya did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flies (b) flying (c) flew (d) fly
33. 33.I ___ a letter yesterday. (a) will write (b) write (c) writed (d) wrote
34. 34.___ you help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
35. 35.We did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rides (b) riding (c) rode (d) ride
36. 36.___ my brother feed the dog in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
37. 37.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
38. 38.She did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bake (b) baked (c) baking (d) bakes
39. 39.___ he carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
40. 40.We did not ___ a letter in 2023. (a) wrote (b) writes (c) writing (d) write

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