Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 934 · 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.___ she draw a picture yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
2. 2.He did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jog
3. 3.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
4. 4.___ he build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
5. 5.He did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
6. 6.___ you clean the room two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
7. 7.We did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flies (d) flew
8. 8.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) speaked
9. 9.___ we plant a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
10. 10.I did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wore
11. 11.___ we ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
12. 12.My sister ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) will watch (c) watches (d) has watched
13. 13.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) took (c) taking (d) taken
14. 14.We ___ a letter last week. (a) writed (b) wrote (c) will write (d) write
15. 15.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) wearing (c) worn (d) weared
16. 16.I did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink (d) drank
17. 17.___ you go to school last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
18. 18.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swam
19. 19.___ my brother jog in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
20. 20.___ we tell a story yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) drew (d) drawed
22. 22.___ Farhan clean the room yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
23. 23.We ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catched (b) caught (c) will catch (d) catch
24. 24.My sister ___ the train two days ago. (a) took (b) takes (c) taked (d) will take
25. 25.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
26. 26.___ the students build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
27. 27.Saanvi did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
28. 28.___ they wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
29. 29.___ I clap for the team yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
30. 30.___ we watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
31. 31.___ Pooja draw a picture yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
32. 32.___ I watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
33. 33.___ you build a sandcastle last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
34. 34.My brother did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) ride (b) rides (c) riding (d) rode
35. 35.I did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleaned
36. 36.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
37. 37.Kunal did not ___ a message last week. (a) sending (b) sent (c) send (d) sends
38. 38.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flew
39. 39.___ Kabir draw a picture yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
40. 40.___ I send a message in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does

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