Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 916 · 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.___ my friends win the match last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
2. 2.My cousins did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carried
3. 3.___ he study science in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
4. 4.My brother ___ in the park in 2023. (a) will jog (b) has jogged (c) jogged (d) jogs
5. 5.They ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) will study (c) study (d) have studied
6. 6.___ she plant a tree two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
7. 7.They did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) carried
8. 8.They ___ tea last week. (a) will make (b) make (c) made (d) maked
9. 9.___ the children wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
10. 10.I ___ a mango last week. (a) eat (b) ate (c) eated (d) will eat
11. 11.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) weared (c) wore (d) wearing
12. 12.We did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) fly (b) flew (c) flies (d) flying
13. 13.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flying (c) flyed (d) flew
14. 14.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
15. 15.Manav ___ the match in 2023. (a) won (b) will win (c) wins (d) winned
16. 16.___ they feed the dog yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
17. 17.___ I jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
18. 18.They did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climb (b) climbed (c) climbing (d) climbs
19. 19.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swam
20. 20.I did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flying (d) flew
21. 21.He ___ rice last week. (a) cooks (b) has cooked (c) cooked (d) will cook
22. 22.You did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
23. 23.They ___ the bag two days ago. (a) will carry (b) have carried (c) carry (d) carried
24. 24.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) throwing (d) threw
25. 25.___ she throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
26. 26.You ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rided (b) ride (c) rode (d) will ride
27. 27.___ she fly a kite yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
28. 28.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) ran (d) run
29. 29.___ Ira wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
30. 30.___ I speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
31. 31.___ my parents climb a tree in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
32. 32.___ the children bake a cake in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
33. 33.They did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flies (d) flew
34. 34.___ she cook rice in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
35. 35.Isha did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writes (b) write (c) wrote (d) writing
36. 36.They did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
37. 37.We ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) caught (b) will catch (c) catched (d) catch
38. 38.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drinked
39. 39.___ we buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
40. 40.___ she catch the ball in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did

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