Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 949 · 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 study science yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
2. 2.___ Aisha make tea in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
3. 3.They ___ rice last week. (a) will cook (b) cooked (c) cook (d) have cooked
4. 4.We ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) maked (c) will make (d) make
5. 5.___ we run in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
6. 6.Karan did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throw (d) throwing
7. 7.Rohan ___ tea two days ago. (a) maked (b) makes (c) made (d) will make
8. 8.___ we cook rice in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
9. 9.___ my brother wear a cap in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
10. 10.My friends ___ a message in 2023. (a) send (b) will send (c) sended (d) sent
11. 11.___ Zoya make tea two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
12. 12.___ we bake a cake in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
13. 13.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eaten (c) eating (d) eated
14. 14.___ he draw a picture two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
15. 15.___ you watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rided (c) ridden (d) rode
17. 17.___ Aisha eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
18. 18.My sister ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sings (b) has sung (c) will sing (d) sang
19. 19.They ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) build (b) built (c) will build (d) builded
20. 20.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) went (c) going (d) goed
21. 21.She did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooking (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) cook
22. 22.___ I swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
23. 23.They did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dances
24. 24.We did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washing (b) washes (c) wash (d) washed
25. 25.We did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
26. 26.You did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wore
27. 27.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runned
28. 28.___ they ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
29. 29.My sister ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) will help (b) has helped (c) helped (d) helps
30. 30.He did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) riding (b) rode (c) ride (d) rides
31. 31.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawn (c) drawed (d) drawing
32. 32.___ Kabir throw the ball two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
33. 33.___ my sister climb a tree two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
34. 34.___ my brother swim in the pool last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
35. 35.___ she send a message yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
36. 36.Vivaan ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) has clapped (b) clapped (c) claps (d) will clap
37. 37.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
38. 38.My brother did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baked (b) bake (c) baking (d) bakes
39. 39.The children ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) will swim (b) swimmed (c) swim (d) swam
40. 40.We did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baking (b) baked (c) bake (d) bakes

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