Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 931 · 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.___ he write a letter last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
2. 2.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flew
3. 3.We did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) wrote (b) write (c) writes (d) writing
4. 4.___ she play cricket in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
5. 5.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swum
6. 6.I did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
7. 7.You ___ a song in 2023. (a) will sing (b) sing (c) have sung (d) sang
8. 8.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
9. 9.She did not ___ a cake last week. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) baked (d) bake
10. 10.She did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) sent (b) sends (c) sending (d) send
11. 11.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) spoken
12. 12.My parents ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flyed (b) flew (c) fly (d) will fly
13. 13.___ we buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
14. 14.I ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feed (b) will feed (c) feeded (d) fed
15. 15.My brother did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleaned
16. 16.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
17. 17.We did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swim (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swims
18. 18.I did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) took (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
19. 19.He ___ science last Sunday. (a) has studied (b) studied (c) will study (d) studies
20. 20.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) run (c) runned (d) ran
21. 21.___ I write a letter last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
22. 22.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writing (c) writed (d) wrote
23. 23.You ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) ride (b) will ride (c) rided (d) rode
24. 24.My friends did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogged (d) jogs
25. 25.___ you dance on the stage two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
26. 26.___ they wear a cap yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
27. 27.He did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooked
28. 28.I did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) ride (b) rode (c) riding (d) rides
29. 29.___ you wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
30. 30.___ the children wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
31. 31.___ Vivaan buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
32. 32.___ the students throw the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.___ I build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
34. 34.___ you study science in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
35. 35.We ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) writed (c) will write (d) write
36. 36.Dev ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) will climb (d) has climbed
37. 37.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
38. 38.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) threw (c) thrown (d) throwed
39. 39.He ___ a story last week. (a) will tell (b) tells (c) telled (d) told
40. 40.___ Zoya tell a story last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does

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