Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 997 · 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 “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swam
2. 2.They ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) have played (c) will play (d) play
3. 3.___ we sing a song two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
4. 4.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
5. 5.___ I jog in the park last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
6. 6.Saanvi ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carried (b) has carried (c) will carry (d) carries
7. 7.Kunal did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catches (b) catching (c) caught (d) catch
8. 8.___ I catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
9. 9.___ they eat a mango last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
10. 10.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) gone (c) went (d) goed
11. 11.We did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
12. 12.We ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speak (b) speaked (c) will speak (d) spoke
13. 13.He did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eats (b) ate (c) eating (d) eat
14. 14.They ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) have helped (b) will help (c) helped (d) help
15. 15.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writing (d) writed
16. 16.We did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helps (b) help (c) helped (d) helping
17. 17.___ he plant a tree last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
18. 18.He did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speak (d) speaks
19. 19.___ Karan plant a tree last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
20. 20.___ you fly a kite yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.Aisha did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rode (b) rides (c) ride (d) riding
22. 22.I ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) will build (b) built (c) builded (d) build
23. 23.You did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
24. 24.She did not ___ milk last week. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
25. 25.___ the students bring lunch yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
26. 26.You ___ a cartoon last week. (a) have watched (b) watched (c) watch (d) will watch
27. 27.___ Saanvi watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
28. 28.We ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watch (b) watched (c) will watch (d) have watched
29. 29.Arjun ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) will watch (b) watched (c) has watched (d) watches
30. 30.___ we watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
31. 31.___ he dance on the stage last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
32. 32.He ___ for the team yesterday. (a) claps (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) has clapped
33. 33.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
34. 34.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
35. 35.___ you play cricket last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
36. 36.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
37. 37.My sister did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bake (b) baked (c) bakes (d) baking
38. 38.You did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carry (d) carries
39. 39.___ my friends plant a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
40. 40.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taked (c) took (d) taken

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