Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 964 · 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.___ she throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
2. 2.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drew (c) drawed (d) drawing
3. 3.My sister did not ___ to school last week. (a) going (b) goes (c) go (d) went
4. 4.I did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studied (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
5. 5.The children did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) makes (b) make (c) making (d) made
6. 6.My sister did not ___ a cap last week. (a) wore (b) wears (c) wearing (d) wear
7. 7.He did not ___ to school last week. (a) went (b) going (c) go (d) goes
8. 8.She ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeds (b) will feed (c) feeded (d) fed
9. 9.They ___ a story yesterday. (a) tell (b) told (c) telled (d) will tell
10. 10.___ I eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
11. 11.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
12. 12.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wore (c) weared (d) wearing
13. 13.They did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) winning (b) win (c) won (d) wins
14. 14.___ he take the train two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
15. 15.The students ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writed (b) wrote (c) will write (d) write
16. 16.You ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) will swim (b) swim (c) swimmed (d) swam
17. 17.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swimming
18. 18.Kabir did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) spoke (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
19. 19.He did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dance
20. 20.___ my sister climb a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.___ we buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
22. 22.He ___ in the park last week. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) has jogged (d) will jog
23. 23.We ___ tea two days ago. (a) made (b) make (c) maked (d) will make
24. 24.___ you feed the dog two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
25. 25.My brother ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) runs (b) ran (c) will run (d) runned
26. 26.They did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooks
27. 27.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) spoke (d) speaking
28. 28.___ Zoya send a message last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
29. 29.They ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bring (b) brought (c) bringed (d) will bring
30. 30.___ I bake a cake last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
31. 31.___ I study science yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
32. 32.___ the students bake a cake last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
33. 33.___ I bake a cake in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
34. 34.You did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) dances (b) danced (c) dance (d) dancing
35. 35.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writing (c) written (d) writed
36. 36.___ my parents play cricket two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
37. 37.___ my friends send a message last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
38. 38.___ they tell a story two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
39. 39.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
40. 40.My sister did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) spoke (d) speaking

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