Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 993 · 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.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) worn (c) wearing (d) wore
2. 2.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
3. 3.My cousins ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) will jog (d) have jogged
4. 4.My parents did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swim (d) swam
5. 5.___ we wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
6. 6.I ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) plant (d) have planted
7. 7.___ my parents sing a song last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
8. 8.___ I speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
9. 9.They ___ the ball two days ago. (a) will catch (b) catched (c) caught (d) catch
10. 10.She ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rode (b) rided (c) will ride (d) rides
11. 11.They ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) have danced (b) danced (c) will dance (d) dance
12. 12.My brother ___ the match yesterday. (a) will win (b) wins (c) won (d) winned
13. 13.My sister did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending (d) sent
14. 14.You ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) wash (b) will wash (c) washed (d) have washed
15. 15.He did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
16. 16.___ Kavya jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
17. 17.She did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cooked (d) cook
18. 18.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
19. 19.___ the children help Grandma in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
20. 20.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyed (c) flown (d) flew
21. 21.Kabir ___ cricket two days ago. (a) has played (b) will play (c) played (d) plays
22. 22.___ I bake a cake last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
23. 23.My brother ___ cricket yesterday. (a) will play (b) plays (c) has played (d) played
24. 24.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
25. 25.We did not ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapped
26. 26.___ you speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
27. 27.She ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drew (b) draws (c) drawed (d) will draw
28. 28.Kabir did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) play (b) playing (c) played (d) plays
29. 29.He ___ cricket last week. (a) plays (b) played (c) has played (d) will play
30. 30.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) goed (c) went (d) gone
31. 31.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
32. 32.You did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) send (b) sending (c) sent (d) sends
33. 33.___ my cousins sing a song two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
34. 34.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinked
35. 35.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) run (c) running (d) ran
36. 36.___ Aarav carry the bag yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
37. 37.___ she eat a mango in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.___ you help Grandma yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
39. 39.___ my cousins fly a kite two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
40. 40.Pooja did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climbed (d) climb

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