Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 930 · 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.___ we plant a tree last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
2. 2.I ___ a picture yesterday. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) draw (d) drew
3. 3.He did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wear
4. 4.___ he eat a mango last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
5. 5.We ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buy (d) will buy
6. 6.He ___ to school last week. (a) will go (b) went (c) goes (d) goed
7. 7.We ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feed (b) feeded (c) fed (d) will feed
8. 8.They did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) tell (c) telling (d) tells
9. 9.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will climb (b) have climbed (c) climb (d) climbed
10. 10.Sneha ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) telled (c) tells (d) will tell
11. 11.___ Kabir jog in the park yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
12. 12.My sister ___ the bag two days ago. (a) will carry (b) has carried (c) carries (d) carried
13. 13.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwed (c) threw (d) throwing
14. 14.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swum
15. 15.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
16. 16.___ I sing a song last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
17. 17.___ the children climb a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
18. 18.We ___ for the team in 2023. (a) have clapped (b) clap (c) will clap (d) clapped
19. 19.She ___ cricket last week. (a) has played (b) played (c) plays (d) will play
20. 20.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaked (c) speaking (d) spoke
21. 21.She did not ___ cricket last week. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) played
22. 22.Arjun did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throw (d) throws
23. 23.___ you jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
24. 24.We did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) winning (b) win (c) wins (d) won
25. 25.___ he wear a cap yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
26. 26.___ Ishaan catch the ball last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
27. 27.We ___ the bag two days ago. (a) have carried (b) carry (c) carried (d) will carry
28. 28.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
29. 29.___ Ishaan wash the dishes last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
30. 30.He ___ a picture yesterday. (a) draws (b) will draw (c) drew (d) drawed
31. 31.___ we watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
32. 32.___ he speak Hindi last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
33. 33.___ I wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
34. 34.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wore (c) weared (d) wearing
35. 35.Aditya ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bakes (b) has baked (c) baked (d) will bake
36. 36.We did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speak
37. 37.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) riding (c) rided (d) rode
38. 38.She did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) danced
39. 39.She ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) weared (c) wore (d) will wear
40. 40.She did not ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rode (b) riding (c) ride (d) rides

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