Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 922 · 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 did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) tells (b) told (c) telling (d) tell
2. 2.___ she help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
3. 3.Saanvi did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helping (b) helps (c) help (d) helped
4. 4.___ Omkar bake a cake two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
5. 5.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swimmed (d) swum
6. 6.Karan did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) play (b) playing (c) played (d) plays
7. 7.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drew (d) drawing
8. 8.I did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
9. 9.They ___ a mango two days ago. (a) ate (b) eat (c) eated (d) will eat
10. 10.The children did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bakes (b) baked (c) bake (d) baking
11. 11.He did not ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clapped (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapping
12. 12.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) ridden (c) rided (d) rode
13. 13.She did not ___ lunch last week. (a) brings (b) brought (c) bringing (d) bring
14. 14.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
15. 15.You did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) danced (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
16. 16.Nisha did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baked
17. 17.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
18. 18.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flown
19. 19.I ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) danced (b) have danced (c) will dance (d) dance
20. 20.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) writing (d) wrote
21. 21.Nisha ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swims (d) swam
22. 22.You did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studies (b) studied (c) studying (d) study
23. 23.We did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) wash (c) washes (d) washing
24. 24.They ___ a kite yesterday. (a) will fly (b) flew (c) flyed (d) fly
25. 25.___ I clean the room in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
26. 26.___ they sing a song last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
27. 27.___ she throw the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
28. 28.He did not ___ lunch last week. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) brought
29. 29.You did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carry (b) carried (c) carries (d) carrying
30. 30.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) taking (d) took
31. 31.My brother did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
32. 32.He ___ to school yesterday. (a) goed (b) went (c) goes (d) will go
33. 33.My brother ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) will buy (b) buyed (c) buys (d) bought
34. 34.You did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) run (b) ran (c) runs (d) running
35. 35.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinked
36. 36.He did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) wash (c) washes (d) washing
37. 37.___ my brother fly a kite last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
38. 38.My sister ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) will swim (b) swims (c) swimmed (d) swam
39. 39.Arjun did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climb
40. 40.Dev ___ a cap two days ago. (a) weared (b) wore (c) will wear (d) wears

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