Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 924 · 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.Arjun did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
2. 2.You did not ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writes (b) write (c) wrote (d) writing
3. 3.He ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) will run (c) ran (d) runned
4. 4.___ Pooja wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
5. 5.___ they catch the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
6. 6.My brother ___ milk last week. (a) drinks (b) will drink (c) drinked (d) drank
7. 7.You ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) caught (b) catched (c) catch (d) will catch
8. 8.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) rided (c) riding (d) rode
9. 9.___ you wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
10. 10.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swimming
11. 11.___ Aisha draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
12. 12.You ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogged (b) will jog (c) have jogged (d) jog
13. 13.They ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) spoke (b) will speak (c) speak (d) speaked
14. 14.You did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) sent (b) sending (c) sends (d) send
15. 15.She did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
16. 16.They ___ a kite two days ago. (a) fly (b) flyed (c) will fly (d) flew
17. 17.She ___ the train last week. (a) taked (b) took (c) takes (d) will take
18. 18.Rahul ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rides (b) rode (c) rided (d) will ride
19. 19.___ I climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
20. 20.Farhan did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) studied (c) study (d) studying
21. 21.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) taked (d) took
22. 22.She did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climbed
23. 23.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
24. 24.We did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) bought (b) buying (c) buys (d) buy
25. 25.___ he draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
26. 26.He ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooked (b) has cooked (c) cooks (d) will cook
27. 27.Zoya ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) will ride (b) rides (c) rided (d) rode
28. 28.I ___ a cake two days ago. (a) have baked (b) baked (c) bake (d) will bake
29. 29.Rahul ___ a message last week. (a) will send (b) sends (c) sent (d) sended
30. 30.He did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helped (b) helping (c) helps (d) help
31. 31.___ we clap for the team in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
32. 32.You ___ for the team two days ago. (a) will clap (b) clap (c) clapped (d) have clapped
33. 33.You did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch (d) caught
34. 34.My cousins ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) will eat (b) ate (c) eat (d) eated
35. 35.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
36. 36.___ I bring lunch in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
37. 37.My sister did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watched
38. 38.They ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) run (b) ran (c) will run (d) runned
39. 39.They ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swim (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) will swim
40. 40.___ my sister drink milk last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was

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