Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 990 · 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) run (b) ran (c) will run (d) runned
2. 2.She did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watching (b) watched (c) watches (d) watch
3. 3.He did not ___ for the team two days ago. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapped (d) clapping
4. 4.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) went (d) going
5. 5.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writed (d) writing
6. 6.Manav did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) wins (b) win (c) won (d) winning
7. 7.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) wearing (c) worn (d) weared
8. 8.My parents ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) will help (b) help (c) have helped (d) helped
9. 9.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
10. 10.Ananya did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swim (d) swims
11. 11.They ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) will play (b) played (c) play (d) have played
12. 12.My brother ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) will bring (b) brings (c) brought (d) bringed
13. 13.They ___ in the park two days ago. (a) run (b) runned (c) ran (d) will run
14. 14.You did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carried (d) carry
15. 15.___ we dance on the stage last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
16. 16.He did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) winning (b) win (c) won (d) wins
17. 17.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
18. 18.___ my parents bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
19. 19.___ Rohan ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
20. 20.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
21. 21.___ you write a letter yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
22. 22.She ___ tea last Sunday. (a) maked (b) makes (c) will make (d) made
23. 23.___ we dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
24. 24.You ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eated (b) ate (c) eat (d) will eat
25. 25.He did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buy (b) buys (c) bought (d) buying
26. 26.Kavya did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending (d) sent
27. 27.___ I tell a story two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
28. 28.We ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buy (b) buyed (c) will buy (d) bought
29. 29.She ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will run (b) ran (c) runs (d) runned
30. 30.I ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rided (b) ride (c) will ride (d) rode
31. 31.Sneha did not ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeds (d) feed
32. 32.I ___ a tree two days ago. (a) have planted (b) will plant (c) planted (d) plant
33. 33.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drunk (c) drinked (d) drinking
34. 34.You did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eating (b) eats (c) ate (d) eat
35. 35.___ you send a message yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
36. 36.The children ___ a message last week. (a) will send (b) sent (c) send (d) sended
37. 37.I did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) built
38. 38.___ my brother jog in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
39. 39.___ Pooja buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
40. 40.They ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flyed (b) fly (c) flew (d) will fly

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