Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 944 · 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 did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbing (b) climbed (c) climbs (d) climb
2. 2.She ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) will wash (b) washed (c) washes (d) has washed
3. 3.Karan did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planted (d) planting
4. 4.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
5. 5.They ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) play (c) have played (d) will play
6. 6.The students ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) will speak (d) speaked
7. 7.Kunal ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rided (b) rides (c) rode (d) will ride
8. 8.The children did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buying (d) buys
9. 9.___ we watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
10. 10.Karan did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drank (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
11. 11.My friends did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cook (d) cooking
12. 12.___ Rohan run in the park in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
13. 13.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writed (d) writing
14. 14.My cousins ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) have helped (c) will help (d) help
15. 15.___ she plant a tree in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
16. 16.My cousins did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) plays (b) played (c) playing (d) play
17. 17.___ you study science last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
18. 18.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) riding (c) ridden (d) rided
19. 19.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinked
20. 20.___ I swim in the pool last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
21. 21.___ you throw the ball last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
22. 22.___ we drink milk in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
23. 23.___ we swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.My sister did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brought (b) brings (c) bringing (d) bring
25. 25.___ I plant a tree in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
26. 26.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
27. 27.Tara did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swims (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swim
28. 28.My sister did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brought (b) brings (c) bring (d) bringing
29. 29.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
30. 30.___ the students swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
31. 31.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaked (c) speaking (d) spoke
32. 32.She did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speaks
33. 33.___ you plant a tree last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
34. 34.I ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) fed (b) will feed (c) feeded (d) feed
35. 35.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) worn (c) wore (d) wearing
36. 36.He ___ to school in 2023. (a) goes (b) went (c) goed (d) will go
37. 37.___ Diya go to school in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
38. 38.___ my friends wear a cap last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
39. 39.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
40. 40.Ira did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks

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