Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 987 · 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.You ___ in the park in 2023. (a) will jog (b) have jogged (c) jogged (d) jog
2. 2.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
3. 3.I ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) carry (d) have carried
4. 4.My sister did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) studied (c) study (d) studying
5. 5.___ you feed the dog in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
6. 6.Dev did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
7. 7.My brother ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) will climb (d) has climbed
8. 8.___ they build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
9. 9.She did not ___ lunch last week. (a) brings (b) bring (c) brought (d) bringing
10. 10.My brother did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) singing (b) sang (c) sings (d) sing
11. 11.She did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbed (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
12. 12.___ he eat a mango yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.The students did not ___ a song last Sunday. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sang (d) sing
14. 14.___ she buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
15. 15.We ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planted (b) plant (c) will plant (d) have planted
16. 16.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwed
17. 17.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) run (d) ran
18. 18.___ we help Grandma last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
19. 19.I ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) will build (b) build (c) builded (d) built
20. 20.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
21. 21.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flew (c) flown (d) flying
22. 22.___ I wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
23. 23.Rohan ___ a message in 2023. (a) sended (b) will send (c) sent (d) sends
24. 24.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
25. 25.My friends ___ a tree last week. (a) will climb (b) climb (c) have climbed (d) climbed
26. 26.She ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) has jogged (c) will jog (d) jogged
27. 27.They did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eat (b) ate (c) eats (d) eating
28. 28.___ we write a letter last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
29. 29.___ I wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.You did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catching (b) caught (c) catches (d) catch
31. 31.___ we dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
32. 32.We ___ a cake last week. (a) bake (b) will bake (c) baked (d) have baked
33. 33.___ we carry the bag two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
34. 34.She did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) helped
35. 35.She ___ science in 2023. (a) has studied (b) studies (c) will study (d) studied
36. 36.Arjun did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) go (b) went (c) going (d) goes
37. 37.You ___ a song yesterday. (a) sing (b) will sing (c) have sung (d) sang
38. 38.I ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) will jog (d) have jogged
39. 39.___ Zoya watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
40. 40.I ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helped (b) will help (c) help (d) have helped

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