Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 96 · 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 “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flew (d) flying
2. 2.They did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brings (b) bring (c) bringing (d) brought
3. 3.My brother ___ rice in 2023. (a) will cook (b) has cooked (c) cooked (d) cooks
4. 4.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) took (d) taked
5. 5.___ Saanvi buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
6. 6.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
7. 7.I ___ on the stage last week. (a) have danced (b) danced (c) will dance (d) dance
8. 8.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) spoken
9. 9.My sister ___ science yesterday. (a) will study (b) has studied (c) studied (d) studies
10. 10.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
11. 11.My parents ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planted (b) will plant (c) have planted (d) plant
12. 12.___ Nisha cook rice last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
13. 13.___ he sing a song in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
14. 14.They ___ the ball in 2023. (a) will throw (b) threw (c) throw (d) throwed
15. 15.She did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wear (b) wore (c) wearing (d) wears
16. 16.He ___ the dishes last week. (a) will wash (b) washes (c) washed (d) has washed
17. 17.You ___ a message in 2023. (a) send (b) sent (c) will send (d) sended
18. 18.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) gone (d) going
19. 19.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eating (c) eated (d) eaten
20. 20.You ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) will clap (b) have clapped (c) clapped (d) clap
21. 21.My sister did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washed (d) washing
22. 22.___ my sister ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
23. 23.She did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
24. 24.She ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeds (b) feeded (c) fed (d) will feed
25. 25.___ we carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
26. 26.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
27. 27.___ we make tea two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
28. 28.Arjun did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eats (b) eating (c) ate (d) eat
29. 29.My sister did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) playing (b) played (c) plays (d) play
30. 30.We did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) danced (d) dance
31. 31.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swum
32. 32.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinking
33. 33.You ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runned (b) ran (c) will run (d) run
34. 34.You did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flew (d) flies
35. 35.___ they catch the ball two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
36. 36.You ___ the room two days ago. (a) have cleaned (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) will clean
37. 37.You ___ the room in 2023. (a) will clean (b) clean (c) have cleaned (d) cleaned
38. 38.I ___ in the park in 2023. (a) will run (b) runned (c) ran (d) run
39. 39.Aisha ___ the match last week. (a) winned (b) won (c) will win (d) wins
40. 40.___ my parents tell a story yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was

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