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Past tense

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
We __________ football when it started to rain yesterday.
a)
play
b)
plays
c)
played
d)
playing
2.
The baby ________ with hunger while her mother __________ her food.
a)
cry, prepare
b)
cries, prepares
c)
cried, prepared
d)
crying, preparing
3.
Yesterday ________ (be) the last day of school for the term.
a)
is
b)
are
c)
was
d)
were
4.
The lady _________ the family car to the market this morning.
a)
drive
b)
drives
c)
drove
d)
driving
5.
My mother _________ shopping at the Mall last Saturday.
a)
go
b)
goes
c)
went
d)
going
6.
The children ________ their breakfast this morning.
a)
eat
b)
eats
c)
ate
d)
eating
7.
May parents _________ a new car just now.
a)
buy
b)
buys
c)
bought
d)
buying
8.
Preety ______ a big potrait of her mother.
a)
draw
b)
draws
c)
drew
d)
drawing
9.
We ________ the police to report the theft.
a)
ring
b)
ringed
c)
rang
d)
ringing
10.
The bus _______ for five minutes and then it ________ without them.
a)
waited, left
b)
wait, leave
c)
waits, left
d)
waiting, leaving
11.
John ________ a toy to his sister yesterday.
a)
give
b)
gives
c)
gived
d)
gave
12.
The girls _______ the song sweetly yesterday.
a)
sing
b)
sings
c)
singing
d)
sang
13.
My mother _______ to the market last week.
a)
go
b)
gone
c)
going
d)
went
14.
Karina _______ ten books last month.
a)
read
b)
reads
c)
readed
d)
reading
15.
Ameer _______ a glass of milk just now.
a)
drink
b)
drinks
c)
drank
d)
drinking
16.
Muhammad's cousins ________ the house last week.
a)
paint
b)
paints
c)
painting
d)
painted
17.
Aishah _______ a storybook from the shelf last night.
a)
take
b)
took
c)
takes
d)
taking
18.
Sarah ______ some salt in the soup few minutes ago.
a)
put
b)
puts
c)
putted
d)
putting
19.
The aeroplane _______ over the building this morning.
a)
fly
b)
flies
c)
flying
d)
flew
20.

What is the correct past tense verb?

We __________ to Ocean Park yesterday.

a)

walk

b)

walked

c)

will walk

d)

are walking

21.

What is the correct past tense verb in this sentence?

Mom _________ for an empty bench.

a)

look

b)

looks

c)

will look

d)

looked

22.

What is the correct past tense verb?

She ________ to watch us play.

a)

liked

b)

will like

c)

likes

d)

is liking

23.

What is the past tense verb in this sentence?

I played with my little sister in the sand.

a)

I

b)

played

c)

sister

d)

sand

24.

What is the past tense verb in this sentence?

We packed sand into her bucket.

a)

We

b)

packed

c)

sand

d)

bucket

25.

What is the past tense verb in this sentence?

Then we formed a sand castle.

a)

Then

b)

we

c)

formed

d)

sand castle

26.

What is the correct past tense verb?

My friend _________ to me.

a)

waves

b)

will wave

c)

waving

d)

waved

27.

What is the correct past tense verb?

She ________ us build the castle.

a)

watch

b)

watches

c)

watched

d)

is watching

28.

What is the past tense verb in this sentence?

We asked her to play with us.

a)

We

b)

asked

c)

her

d)

play

29.

What is the past tense verb in this sentence?

She helped us make a bigger castle.

a)

she

b)

helped

c)

make

d)

castle

30.

Change the sentence from present to past tense:


Ahmed is in class today.

a)

Ahmed is in class yesterday.

b)

Ahmed were in class yesterday.

c)

Ahmed was in class yesterday

31.

Change the sentence from present to past tense:


You're busy today.

a)

You are busy yesterday.

b)

You're busy yesterday.

c)

You were busy yesterday.

d)

You was busy yesterday.

32.

Change the sentence from present to past tense:


Eman and Homam are not in school today.

a)

They were not in school yesterday.

b)

They are not in school yesterday.

c)

They wasn't in school yesterday.

33.

Change the sentence from positive to negative.


I visited my neighbour yesterday.

a)

I no visit my neighbour yesterday.

b)

I did not visited my neighbour yesterday.

c)

I did not visit my neighbour yesterday.

34.

Change the sentence from negative to positive:


I didn't go to school yesterday.

a)

I go to school yesterday.

b)

I went to school yesterday.

c)

I will go to school tomorrow.

35.

Form a question from the sentence:


I walked to work yesterday.

a)

Were you walk to work yesterday?

b)

Did you walk to work yesterday?

c)

Walked you to work yesterday?

36.

Form a question from the sentence:


I was scared during the movie.

a)

Was you scared during the movie?

b)

Were you scared during the movie?

c)

Did you scare during the movie?

37.

Finish the sentence using past tense:


I am in class now, but...

a)

I was at home two hours ago.

b)

I am at home two hours ago.

c)

I were at home two hours ago.

38.

Finish the sentence:


Hamdi is at school today, but...

a)

she is away on Friday.

b)

she isn't away on Friday.

c)

she was away on Friday.

39.

Form a question from the sentence:


Meron visited his friend.

a)

Meron visited his friend?

b)

Meron did visit his friend?

c)

Did Meron visit his friend?

d)

Was Meron visit his friend?

40.

I told him I …….. something to show to his brother last week.

a)

Had

b)

Has

c)

Have

d)

Have had

41.

I’m sure I ……. him two years ago.

a)

Am seeing

b)

Have seen

c)

Have been seeing

d)

Saw

42.

One day last year, John …….off his bike.

a)

Falls

b)

Fell

c)

Has been falling

d)

Is falling

43.

Which sentence is correct for simple past tense?

a)

Is she write a letter to him?

b)

Does she writing a letter to him?

c)

Did she writing a letter to him?

d)

Did she write a letter to him?

44.

Yesterday, the students……… the map of Indonesia.

a)

learn

b)

are learning

c)

learns

d)

learned

45.

Tuti : Where did you go yesterday, Rani?

Rani: I ……. to Bandung with my mother.

Tuti : How did you go there?

Rani: By bus.

a)

go

b)

went

c)

have gone

d)

am going

46.

X: Did Roni …… Tom and Jerry show last night?

Y: Yes, he did.

a)

watched

b)

watch

c)

watches

d)

watching

47.

Lina : Did the boys study after class?

Rudi : No.

Lina : What did they do?

Rudi : They…..football.

a. play b. plays c. played d. will play

a)

play

b)

plays

c)

played

d)

will play

48.

Budi : What did you buy last night on a big sale?

Jojo : ……………….

a. I buy a jacket. b. I will buy a jacket. c. I bought a jacket. d. I am buying a jacket.

a)

I buy a jacket

b)

I will buy a jacket

c)

I bought a jacket

d)

I am buying a jacket

49.

Pio : Where did you go last night?

Jes : …………………………….

a)

I do not go anywhere. I stay at home

b)

I will not go anywhere. I’ll stay at home

c)

I’m not going anywhere. I’m staying at home

d)

I did not go anywhere. I stayed at home

50.
Choose the past tense of the picture verb:
a)
saw
b)
chose
c)
bought
d)
bit
51.
Choose the past tense of the picture verb:
a)
bet
b)
beat
c)
bit
d)
set
52.
Choose the past tense of the picture verb:
a)
drank
b)
drove
c)
did
d)
danced
53.
Choose the past tense of the picture verb:
a)
fed
b)
ate
c)
bet
d)
cut
54.
Choose the past tense of the picture verb:
a)
danced
b)
ran
c)
hurt
d)
jumped
55.
Choose the past tense of the picture verb:
a)
taught
b)
caught
c)
fall
d)
flew
56.
Choose the past tense of the picture verb:
a)
grew
b)
gave
c)
bought
d)
acted
57.
Choose the past tense of the picture verb:
a)
played
b)
understood
c)
had
d)
paid
58.
Choose the past tense of the picture verb:
a)
talked
b)
found
c)
came
d)
went
59.
Choose the past tense of the picture verb:
a)
played
b)
laughed
c)
walked
d)
worked
60.
Choose the past tense of the picture verb:
a)
understood
b)
saw
c)
heard
d)
swam
61.
Choose the past tense of the picture verb:
a)
reads
b)
read
c)
readed
d)
reading
62.
Choose the past tense of the picture verb:
a)
ate
b)
cut
c)
told
d)
drank
63.
Choose the past tense of the picture verb:
a)
jumped
b)
worked
c)
danced
d)
ran
64.
Choose the past tense of the picture verb:
a)
sing
b)
sang
c)
song
d)
sings