Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 950 · 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 brother tell a story last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
2. 2.We did not ___ the ball last week. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throw
3. 3.___ you clap for the team yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
4. 4.Zoya did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flies (b) flew (c) flying (d) fly
5. 5.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) rided (c) riding (d) ridden
6. 6.___ he cook rice yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
7. 7.They ___ a tree last week. (a) have climbed (b) climb (c) climbed (d) will climb
8. 8.___ the students jog in the park in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
9. 9.I did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
10. 10.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) run (d) ran
11. 11.___ my parents write a letter yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
12. 12.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) going (d) gone
13. 13.___ he win the match last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
14. 14.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) took (d) taked
15. 15.___ I carry the bag yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
16. 16.They ___ a picture last week. (a) drew (b) drawed (c) will draw (d) draw
17. 17.My cousins ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) fly (b) flyed (c) flew (d) will fly
18. 18.I did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) planted
19. 19.My sister did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) telling (b) tell (c) told (d) tells
20. 20.He ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clapped (b) claps (c) has clapped (d) will clap
21. 21.Nisha did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cooking (d) cook
22. 22.___ my parents carry the bag in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
23. 23.___ my parents buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
24. 24.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) weared (c) wore (d) wearing
25. 25.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flew (d) flying
26. 26.___ Saanvi bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.Karan did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planted (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants
28. 28.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eated (c) eating (d) eaten
29. 29.Riya ___ science yesterday. (a) has studied (b) studies (c) will study (d) studied
30. 30.Riya ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) built (b) builds (c) will build (d) builded
31. 31.___ I study science yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
32. 32.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
33. 33.You ___ a story in 2023. (a) will tell (b) tell (c) telled (d) told
34. 34.My parents did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) build (b) building (c) builds (d) built
35. 35.Rohan ___ the bag last week. (a) has carried (b) carries (c) will carry (d) carried
36. 36.___ you sing a song in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
37. 37.___ they bake a cake last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
38. 38.My sister did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carried (d) carry
39. 39.You did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbing
40. 40.I ___ a story last Sunday. (a) will tell (b) tell (c) telled (d) told

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