Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 91 · 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.___ Ananya help Grandma in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
2. 2.You ___ a message yesterday. (a) sended (b) send (c) will send (d) sent
3. 3.They did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) cooking (d) cooks
4. 4.He ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swims (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swimmed
5. 5.We ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) help (b) have helped (c) will help (d) helped
6. 6.___ Nisha cook rice last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
7. 7.Sneha ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carries (b) carried (c) has carried (d) will carry
8. 8.They did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) cleaning
9. 9.___ she take the train last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
10. 10.My sister ___ a song two days ago. (a) will sing (b) sang (c) has sung (d) sings
11. 11.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) ran (c) runned (d) run
12. 12.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
13. 13.My sister did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wore (d) wear
14. 14.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
15. 15.We did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) washed
16. 16.I did not ___ the ball last week. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catch (d) catching
17. 17.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eaten (c) eating (d) eated
18. 18.___ he draw a picture yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
19. 19.They did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) telling (b) told (c) tells (d) tell
20. 20.My parents did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) makes (b) made (c) make (d) making
21. 21.Meera did not ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rides (b) ride (c) rode (d) riding
22. 22.We did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
23. 23.___ Arjun throw the ball yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.We did not ___ a picture last week. (a) drew (b) drawing (c) draws (d) draw
25. 25.___ she draw a picture last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
26. 26.He ___ a tree yesterday. (a) has planted (b) planted (c) will plant (d) plants
27. 27.He did not ___ tea last week. (a) made (b) making (c) make (d) makes
28. 28.He did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dance
29. 29.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
30. 30.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) riding (c) ridden (d) rode
31. 31.Tara ___ a cake yesterday. (a) has baked (b) bakes (c) will bake (d) baked
32. 32.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
33. 33.She did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) telling (b) tells (c) tell (d) told
34. 34.We did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brought (d) brings
35. 35.I did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watched (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
36. 36.They ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tell (b) will tell (c) told (d) telled
37. 37.They ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) will tell (c) telled (d) tell
38. 38.Aarav ___ cricket yesterday. (a) has played (b) played (c) will play (d) plays
39. 39.___ they sing a song two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
40. 40.I ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) will help (b) help (c) have helped (d) helped

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