Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 979 · 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.___ Riya plant a tree yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
2. 2.___ Ira jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
3. 3.We ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swam (b) swim (c) will swim (d) swimmed
4. 4.My cousins ___ rice yesterday. (a) will cook (b) have cooked (c) cooked (d) cook
5. 5.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
6. 6.I did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wore
7. 7.We did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) wash (b) washed (c) washes (d) washing
8. 8.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drunk
9. 9.___ he dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
10. 10.___ Sneha go to school yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
11. 11.___ you study science two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
12. 12.___ my sister study science last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
13. 13.I did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sends (b) sent (c) send (d) sending
14. 14.Aisha ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washes (b) will wash (c) washed (d) has washed
15. 15.I did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw (d) drew
16. 16.___ I play cricket yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
17. 17.We ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) will wash (b) washed (c) wash (d) have washed
18. 18.She did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) built (b) build (c) builds (d) building
19. 19.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
20. 20.She ___ a mango in 2023. (a) will eat (b) eated (c) eats (d) ate
21. 21.You ___ the train last week. (a) take (b) took (c) will take (d) taked
22. 22.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) rided (c) riding (d) rode
23. 23.We did not ___ cricket last week. (a) playing (b) played (c) plays (d) play
24. 24.___ I clean the room in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
25. 25.___ I wear a cap last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
26. 26.I ___ a message in 2023. (a) sended (b) send (c) will send (d) sent
27. 27.Manav ___ a story yesterday. (a) telled (b) told (c) will tell (d) tells
28. 28.My sister ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) will buy (b) bought (c) buyed (d) buys
29. 29.She ___ a song last week. (a) will sing (b) has sung (c) sings (d) sang
30. 30.He ___ the room two days ago. (a) will clean (b) cleans (c) has cleaned (d) cleaned
31. 31.___ my brother eat a mango yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
32. 32.We ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drawed (b) drew (c) draw (d) will draw
33. 33.I ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) will clap (b) have clapped (c) clap (d) clapped
34. 34.I did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) goes (b) go (c) went (d) going
35. 35.You did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help (d) helped
36. 36.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawed
37. 37.You ___ science two days ago. (a) study (b) will study (c) have studied (d) studied
38. 38.___ we watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
39. 39.My brother did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) help (b) helping (c) helps (d) helped
40. 40.He did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drank (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drink

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