Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 908 · 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 sing a song yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
2. 2.They ___ a song last week. (a) will sing (b) sang (c) sing (d) have sung
3. 3.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
4. 4.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
5. 5.She ___ the ball yesterday. (a) will catch (b) catched (c) caught (d) catches
6. 6.I did not ___ science last week. (a) studies (b) study (c) studied (d) studying
7. 7.Kunal ___ science yesterday. (a) will study (b) studied (c) has studied (d) studies
8. 8.___ I write a letter yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
9. 9.I ___ vegetables last week. (a) buyed (b) bought (c) will buy (d) buy
10. 10.___ my friends eat a mango yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
11. 11.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) writing (d) wrote
12. 12.___ Priya wash the dishes last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
13. 13.Meera ___ the bag two days ago. (a) has carried (b) carried (c) will carry (d) carries
14. 14.My brother ___ rice last week. (a) cooks (b) will cook (c) has cooked (d) cooked
15. 15.___ Zoya feed the dog in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
16. 16.___ you draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
17. 17.We did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plants (b) planted (c) planting (d) plant
18. 18.Kabir did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) carried (c) carries (d) carrying
19. 19.We did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baking (b) bake (c) baked (d) bakes
20. 20.___ Zoya bring lunch yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.___ Neel build a sandcastle last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
22. 22.He did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swims (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swim
23. 23.Manav ___ the match in 2023. (a) winned (b) won (c) wins (d) will win
24. 24.Vivaan ___ a story last Sunday. (a) told (b) will tell (c) tells (d) telled
25. 25.___ they make tea last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
26. 26.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
27. 27.We ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watched (b) will watch (c) have watched (d) watch
28. 28.___ the students build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
29. 29.___ they feed the dog yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
30. 30.I did not ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eats (b) eating (c) ate (d) eat
31. 31.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
32. 32.I ___ the ball yesterday. (a) caught (b) catched (c) will catch (d) catch
33. 33.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speaked
34. 34.My brother ___ a message last week. (a) sended (b) sent (c) sends (d) will send
35. 35.They did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaning
36. 36.We did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) going (c) go (d) goes
37. 37.They ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catched (b) catch (c) will catch (d) caught
38. 38.They did not ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drew (b) draws (c) drawing (d) draw
39. 39.___ we swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
40. 40.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drew (d) drawing

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