Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 981 · 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 carry the bag last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
2. 2.The children did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bring (d) brings
3. 3.Saanvi did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeds (d) feed
4. 4.I did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooking (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) cook
5. 5.___ I watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
6. 6.___ I take the train last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
7. 7.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
8. 8.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) going (c) goed (d) went
9. 9.___ my friends cook rice last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
10. 10.He did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleaned
11. 11.I ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeded (b) feed (c) will feed (d) fed
12. 12.___ we study science last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
13. 13.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
14. 14.We did not ___ to school two days ago. (a) goes (b) went (c) going (d) go
15. 15.I ___ a message yesterday. (a) sent (b) will send (c) send (d) sended
16. 16.___ I wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
17. 17.___ she build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
18. 18.___ they watch a cartoon last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
19. 19.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eating (c) ate (d) eated
20. 20.He did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clapped
21. 21.We did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drank (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
22. 22.___ we plant a tree in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
23. 23.She ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) washes (d) has washed
24. 24.You ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) will speak (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) speak
25. 25.He did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooked
26. 26.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writed (d) writing
27. 27.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
28. 28.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) wearing (c) weared (d) worn
29. 29.I did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) planting (c) planted (d) plant
30. 30.We ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) ride (b) rode (c) rided (d) will ride
31. 31.Ira ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) has washed (c) will wash (d) washes
32. 32.My sister ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinks (b) will drink (c) drank (d) drinked
33. 33.She did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wearing (b) wore (c) wears (d) wear
34. 34.___ he build a sandcastle last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
35. 35.You did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eats (b) eating (c) ate (d) eat
36. 36.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) spoken
37. 37.___ my sister climb a tree in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
38. 38.___ the children win the match two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.My parents ___ a picture two days ago. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) drew (d) draw
40. 40.I did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes (d) took

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