Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 952 · 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.They did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jog
2. 2.My friends did not ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drew (b) draws (c) drawing (d) draw
3. 3.___ we take the train last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
4. 4.We ___ to school yesterday. (a) go (b) went (c) will go (d) goed
5. 5.They ___ cricket in 2023. (a) have played (b) play (c) played (d) will play
6. 6.___ Vivaan play cricket two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
7. 7.I ___ the ball yesterday. (a) threw (b) throwed (c) throw (d) will throw
8. 8.Yash ___ the dog last week. (a) feeded (b) fed (c) will feed (d) feeds
9. 9.He ___ a song last Sunday. (a) will sing (b) sings (c) has sung (d) sang
10. 10.I ___ the ball last week. (a) throwed (b) throw (c) will throw (d) threw
11. 11.We ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimmed (b) swim (c) will swim (d) swam
12. 12.___ they send a message in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
13. 13.___ you watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
14. 14.My cousins did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helped (b) helping (c) help (d) helps
15. 15.___ I write a letter two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
16. 16.We did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) built
17. 17.___ my brother feed the dog in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
18. 18.___ the students study science in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
19. 19.___ he watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
20. 20.They ___ in the park two days ago. (a) ran (b) run (c) runned (d) will run
21. 21.___ we run in the park yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
22. 22.___ you buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
23. 23.I did not ___ a song last week. (a) sang (b) singing (c) sings (d) sing
24. 24.You did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) took
25. 25.___ we feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
26. 26.We ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) will speak
27. 27.___ my friends ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
28. 28.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
29. 29.___ I bake a cake last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.They ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) will speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speak
31. 31.He ___ to school last Sunday. (a) goed (b) went (c) goes (d) will go
32. 32.He ___ tea last Sunday. (a) makes (b) made (c) maked (d) will make
33. 33.___ my brother fly a kite last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
34. 34.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drew (c) drawed (d) drawing
35. 35.___ the children send a message in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
36. 36.___ he sing a song two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
37. 37.___ I play cricket yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
38. 38.She did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooked
39. 39.___ Ishaan play cricket last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
40. 40.___ Yash build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was

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