Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 933 · 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 sister build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
2. 2.She ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runned (b) runs (c) will run (d) ran
3. 3.They ___ a song yesterday. (a) have sung (b) sang (c) sing (d) will sing
4. 4.___ we clap for the team last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
5. 5.Nisha ___ tea yesterday. (a) will make (b) made (c) maked (d) makes
6. 6.My cousins did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) drew (d) draws
7. 7.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swum
8. 8.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) took (d) taken
9. 9.I did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) tells (b) tell (c) told (d) telling
10. 10.___ Aarav watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
11. 11.Myra did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drank
12. 12.My parents ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rided (b) rode (c) ride (d) will ride
13. 13.You did not ___ the dog last week. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
14. 14.She ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swimmed (d) will swim
15. 15.He did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swim
16. 16.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eating (c) eaten (d) ate
17. 17.I ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jog (b) will jog (c) jogged (d) have jogged
18. 18.She ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) has watched (b) will watch (c) watched (d) watches
19. 19.They did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studying (b) studies (c) studied (d) study
20. 20.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writing (c) wrote (d) writed
21. 21.___ we wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
22. 22.___ they clap for the team in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
23. 23.___ he ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
24. 24.Vivaan ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washes (d) washed
25. 25.They ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carried (b) have carried (c) carry (d) will carry
26. 26.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
27. 27.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
28. 28.Omkar did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studying (b) studied (c) study (d) studies
29. 29.___ my sister clap for the team yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
30. 30.___ he throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
31. 31.___ Aarav make tea last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
32. 32.She ___ a letter two days ago. (a) will write (b) writed (c) wrote (d) writes
33. 33.We ___ the train yesterday. (a) will take (b) took (c) take (d) taked
34. 34.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
35. 35.My cousins ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeded (b) will feed (c) fed (d) feed
36. 36.I did not ___ in the park last week. (a) runs (b) run (c) running (d) ran
37. 37.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawed (c) drawn (d) drawing
38. 38.She ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) has cooked (c) will cook (d) cooked
39. 39.You did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studying (b) studies (c) studied (d) study
40. 40.My sister did not ___ science two days ago. (a) study (b) studying (c) studied (d) studies

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