Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 12 · 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.___ she write a letter yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
2. 2.You did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rode (b) rides (c) riding (d) ride
3. 3.You ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builded (b) will build (c) build (d) built
4. 4.I did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studying (b) studied (c) study (d) studies
5. 5.She ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baked (b) will bake (c) has baked (d) bakes
6. 6.I did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studied (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
7. 7.Karan ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwed (b) threw (c) throws (d) will throw
8. 8.___ he clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
9. 9.My brother ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washes (d) washed
10. 10.___ they make tea two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
11. 11.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) wrote (d) writing
12. 12.We did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eat (b) ate (c) eats (d) eating
13. 13.They did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flew (d) flying
14. 14.He ___ rice last week. (a) will cook (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) has cooked
15. 15.___ my brother speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.___ my friends study science last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
17. 17.Pooja did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeds (b) fed (c) feeding (d) feed
18. 18.I did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) washed
19. 19.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
20. 20.___ my sister carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
21. 21.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
22. 22.We did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) go (b) goes (c) going (d) went
23. 23.Riya did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) threw (b) throwing (c) throw (d) throws
24. 24.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drunk
25. 25.You ___ a song two days ago. (a) have sung (b) sing (c) sang (d) will sing
26. 26.___ we plant a tree in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
27. 27.Yash did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buying (b) buys (c) buy (d) bought
28. 28.Tara ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rided (b) will ride (c) rides (d) rode
29. 29.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rided
30. 30.My brother ___ the ball last week. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throwed (d) will throw
31. 31.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) spoken (c) speaked (d) speaking
32. 32.My cousins ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) win (c) winned (d) will win
33. 33.Rahul did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) watching (c) watches (d) watch
34. 34.___ we swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
35. 35.___ I play cricket last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
36. 36.I ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) study (c) will study (d) have studied
37. 37.She ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flyed (b) flies (c) flew (d) will fly
38. 38.___ you swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
39. 39.She ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dances (b) danced (c) has danced (d) will dance
40. 40.My brother did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washed (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash

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