Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 940 · 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 cousins did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swam (d) swimming
2. 2.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) writing (d) written
3. 3.___ I plant a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
4. 4.___ he feed the dog yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
5. 5.___ my brother study science last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
6. 6.They did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dances (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dance
7. 7.I did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) play (b) plays (c) playing (d) played
8. 8.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
9. 9.___ I jog in the park in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
10. 10.My sister did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watched (d) watches
11. 11.They ___ the train last Sunday. (a) will take (b) take (c) took (d) taked
12. 12.He did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eating (b) ate (c) eats (d) eat
13. 13.I ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) ride (b) will ride (c) rided (d) rode
14. 14.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
15. 15.Myra did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) studied
16. 16.___ Kabir drink milk yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
17. 17.He did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) building (b) builds (c) built (d) build
18. 18.My brother ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bakes (b) baked (c) will bake (d) has baked
19. 19.My parents ___ the match yesterday. (a) win (b) winned (c) won (d) will win
20. 20.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
21. 21.She did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbed (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbs
22. 22.You ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catch (b) will catch (c) caught (d) catched
23. 23.___ they jog in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
24. 24.My friends ___ milk yesterday. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drink
25. 25.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taked (c) taken (d) took
26. 26.___ my sister dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
27. 27.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimming (c) swimmed (d) swam
28. 28.My brother ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) has carried (b) carried (c) will carry (d) carries
29. 29.My friends ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) have watched (b) watched (c) will watch (d) watch
30. 30.I ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) wash (b) washed (c) will wash (d) have washed
31. 31.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wore (c) worn (d) weared
32. 32.I did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) cooking (d) cooks
33. 33.___ I wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
34. 34.___ you build a sandcastle last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
35. 35.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawed (c) drawing (d) drew
36. 36.My sister did not ___ a picture two days ago. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) drew
37. 37.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
38. 38.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
39. 39.___ the students plant a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
40. 40.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) threw (c) throwing (d) thrown

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