Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 945 · 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.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) wrote (c) written (d) writed
2. 2.We ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swim (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) will swim
3. 3.___ Vivaan jog in the park in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
4. 4.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
5. 5.You did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) plays (b) play (c) played (d) playing
6. 6.___ they win the match last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
7. 7.You did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
8. 8.My sister ___ a letter two days ago. (a) wrote (b) writed (c) will write (d) writes
9. 9.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) riding (c) rided (d) rode
10. 10.She ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleans (b) has cleaned (c) will clean (d) cleaned
11. 11.___ Isha cook rice yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
12. 12.___ Meera dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
13. 13.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
14. 14.___ my brother throw the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
15. 15.They did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) sings (b) sing (c) sang (d) singing
16. 16.I ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) will draw (b) draw (c) drawed (d) drew
17. 17.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swam (d) swimming
18. 18.We did not ___ to school last week. (a) goes (b) went (c) going (d) go
19. 19.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawed (c) drawn (d) drew
20. 20.My sister did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dances
21. 21.___ my sister buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
22. 22.My sister ___ the train last week. (a) taked (b) takes (c) will take (d) took
23. 23.___ we plant a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
24. 24.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wore (c) wearing (d) worn
25. 25.My cousins ___ a picture yesterday. (a) will draw (b) drew (c) drawed (d) draw
26. 26.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
27. 27.I ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dance (b) danced (c) have danced (d) will dance
28. 28.Rohan ___ the dog yesterday. (a) will feed (b) fed (c) feeds (d) feeded
29. 29.___ we draw a picture yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
30. 30.He did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flies (d) flying
31. 31.Isha did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) baked
32. 32.I ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will plant (b) plant (c) have planted (d) planted
33. 33.___ you clap for the team last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
34. 34.The children ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swim (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swimmed
35. 35.___ my brother clean the room last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
36. 36.___ Vivaan eat a mango yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
37. 37.They did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drink (d) drinks
38. 38.___ I carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
39. 39.Kavya did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baked (b) baking (c) bake (d) bakes
40. 40.You ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buy (b) buyed (c) bought (d) will buy

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