Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 968 · 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 “eat”? (a) ate (b) eating (c) eaten (d) eated
2. 2.I ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rode (b) will ride (c) rided (d) ride
3. 3.My brother ___ vegetables last week. (a) will buy (b) bought (c) buys (d) buyed
4. 4.___ my sister clean the room two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
5. 5.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
6. 6.Meera did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) cleaned
7. 7.I did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) build (b) building (c) built (d) builds
8. 8.They ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) caught (b) will catch (c) catch (d) catched
9. 9.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) going (d) went
10. 10.___ you play cricket last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
11. 11.___ my parents throw the ball yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
12. 12.Ira did not ___ the ball last week. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catch (d) catching
13. 13.I did not ___ a song last week. (a) sing (b) sings (c) sang (d) singing
14. 14.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
15. 15.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writing (d) writed
16. 16.Tara ___ the room last Sunday. (a) will clean (b) cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) cleans
17. 17.I ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) will wash (b) washed (c) wash (d) have washed
18. 18.I ___ rice two days ago. (a) will cook (b) cook (c) cooked (d) have cooked
19. 19.You did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogged
20. 20.I did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) clean (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) cleaning
21. 21.My parents ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jog (b) will jog (c) have jogged (d) jogged
22. 22.The children ___ cricket last week. (a) play (b) will play (c) played (d) have played
23. 23.We did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) danced
24. 24.I ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buyed (b) bought (c) will buy (d) buy
25. 25.___ she watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
26. 26.___ we clap for the team last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
27. 27.___ I clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
28. 28.___ they plant a tree two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
29. 29.She ___ cricket two days ago. (a) will play (b) has played (c) played (d) plays
30. 30.She ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) has climbed (b) will climb (c) climbed (d) climbs
31. 31.My parents ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) have carried (c) will carry (d) carried
32. 32.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
33. 33.___ he wear a cap last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
34. 34.Priya ___ science in 2023. (a) studied (b) has studied (c) will study (d) studies
35. 35.___ we bake a cake in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
36. 36.I ___ the train last Sunday. (a) taked (b) will take (c) took (d) take
37. 37.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flew (c) flyed (d) flying
38. 38.___ they clean the room last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
39. 39.You ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carried (b) carry (c) will carry (d) have carried
40. 40.You did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writing (b) wrote (c) write (d) writes

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