Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 910 · 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 bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
2. 2.My sister did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) caught
3. 3.They ___ rice yesterday. (a) cook (b) will cook (c) cooked (d) have cooked
4. 4.I did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) goes (b) went (c) going (d) go
5. 5.___ my cousins bake a cake in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
6. 6.They ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) have washed (b) washed (c) wash (d) will wash
7. 7.___ I cook rice last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
8. 8.___ he build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
9. 9.___ she speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
10. 10.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drew (d) drawing
11. 11.___ she buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
12. 12.I did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buys (d) buying
13. 13.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
14. 14.___ Rahul drink milk in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
15. 15.We ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) wrote (b) will write (c) writed (d) write
16. 16.He ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wears
17. 17.My sister ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeded (b) will feed (c) feeds (d) fed
18. 18.The students did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dances
19. 19.___ Ananya dance on the stage two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
20. 20.___ he help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
21. 21.We did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helped (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
22. 22.___ they fly a kite last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
23. 23.The children ___ a tree two days ago. (a) have planted (b) plant (c) will plant (d) planted
24. 24.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) writed (c) written (d) wrote
25. 25.They did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) write (b) writes (c) writing (d) wrote
26. 26.I did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) built (b) builds (c) build (d) building
27. 27.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eating (c) eaten (d) eated
28. 28.___ you plant a tree two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
29. 29.He did not ___ lunch last week. (a) brought (b) brings (c) bringing (d) bring
30. 30.Karan ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) has played (c) will play (d) plays
31. 31.My cousins did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) cleaning
32. 32.We ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) will jog (d) have jogged
33. 33.___ they sing a song in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
34. 34.___ you dance on the stage last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
35. 35.She ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catched (b) catches (c) will catch (d) caught
36. 36.They ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sing (b) sang (c) will sing (d) have sung
37. 37.She did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catching (b) catch (c) catches (d) caught
38. 38.My friends did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants (d) planted
39. 39.___ you clean the room yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
40. 40.___ Aarav take the train last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did

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