Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 98 · 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.I ___ Grandma last week. (a) help (b) have helped (c) helped (d) will help
2. 2.My sister ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drinks (d) will drink
3. 3.___ they climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
4. 4.___ Rahul run in the park two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
5. 5.___ they play cricket in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
6. 6.You did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send (d) sent
7. 7.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoken (c) spoke (d) speaked
8. 8.___ we dance on the stage last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
9. 9.___ I buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
10. 10.They did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) help (b) helping (c) helped (d) helps
11. 11.They ___ rice in 2023. (a) have cooked (b) will cook (c) cooked (d) cook
12. 12.___ Arjun wear a cap two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
13. 13.___ they run in the park last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
14. 14.You ___ a picture in 2023. (a) will draw (b) draw (c) drew (d) drawed
15. 15.___ my brother draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
16. 16.You did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears (d) wore
17. 17.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wearing (c) worn (d) wore
18. 18.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) ate (d) eating
19. 19.The children did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaned
20. 20.My sister did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) built (b) builds (c) building (d) build
21. 21.___ Aisha watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
22. 22.Vivaan did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) threw
23. 23.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
24. 24.___ the students climb a tree in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
25. 25.___ they bake a cake in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
26. 26.She did not ___ a message last week. (a) sent (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
27. 27.I did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) build (b) builds (c) building (d) built
28. 28.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planted (b) plant (c) will plant (d) have planted
29. 29.___ we clap for the team yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
30. 30.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
31. 31.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
32. 32.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drinked
33. 33.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flying (c) flyed (d) flown
34. 34.He did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builds (b) built (c) building (d) build
35. 35.I ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbed (b) will climb (c) climb (d) have climbed
36. 36.They ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watch (b) will watch (c) have watched (d) watched
37. 37.We ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) built (b) will build (c) build (d) builded
38. 38.He did not ___ a cake last week. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) baked
39. 39.___ he jog in the park yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
40. 40.___ my sister clean the room last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does

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