Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 986 · 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.They ___ a message yesterday. (a) sended (b) will send (c) send (d) sent
2. 2.___ I help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
3. 3.___ Kabir swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
4. 4.I did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flies (b) flew (c) fly (d) flying
5. 5.___ we buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.___ she clap for the team two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
7. 7.___ Arjun eat a mango two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
8. 8.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) writing (d) wrote
9. 9.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
10. 10.___ they jog in the park yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
11. 11.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flying (c) flown (d) flew
12. 12.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) throwed (c) throwing (d) thrown
13. 13.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) ate (c) eated (d) eaten
14. 14.___ you drink milk last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
15. 15.___ I ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
16. 16.Priya did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rode (b) riding (c) rides (d) ride
17. 17.___ she play cricket last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
18. 18.We ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wore (b) will wear (c) wear (d) weared
19. 19.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
20. 20.The students ___ a cap two days ago. (a) weared (b) wear (c) will wear (d) wore
21. 21.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
22. 22.I ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catched (b) will catch (c) caught (d) catch
23. 23.___ Priya jog in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
24. 24.___ she go to school yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
25. 25.You ___ the train last week. (a) taked (b) took (c) will take (d) take
26. 26.He did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swam (d) swim
27. 27.We did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swims (d) swim
28. 28.___ the children bring lunch two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
29. 29.___ Rohan feed the dog last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
30. 30.Aarav did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study (d) studied
31. 31.Aarav ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) will buy (b) buys (c) buyed (d) bought
32. 32.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
33. 33.They did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wears (b) wore (c) wearing (d) wear
34. 34.He did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watches (b) watched (c) watching (d) watch
35. 35.___ we sing a song in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
37. 37.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
38. 38.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaking (c) speaked (d) spoke
39. 39.___ we catch the ball yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
40. 40.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swum (d) swimming

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