Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 123 · 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.I did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) go (b) going (c) goes (d) went
2. 2.___ Arjun watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
3. 3.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swimmed
4. 4.They ___ in the park last week. (a) jog (b) have jogged (c) jogged (d) will jog
5. 5.___ they write a letter last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
6. 6.Arjun did not ___ a message last week. (a) sent (b) send (c) sending (d) sends
7. 7.Priya ___ rice in 2023. (a) will cook (b) has cooked (c) cooks (d) cooked
8. 8.You ___ a letter in 2023. (a) will write (b) wrote (c) write (d) writed
9. 9.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
10. 10.She ___ the ball last week. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catched (d) will catch
11. 11.___ he wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
12. 12.They ___ science two days ago. (a) will study (b) studied (c) study (d) have studied
13. 13.My brother did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) cleaning
14. 14.My parents ___ a kite last week. (a) will fly (b) fly (c) flew (d) flyed
15. 15.We did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaning
16. 16.Sneha ___ tea two days ago. (a) made (b) makes (c) maked (d) will make
17. 17.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
18. 18.___ we tell a story two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
19. 19.She did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) cooking
20. 20.My parents did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) claps (b) clapped (c) clap (d) clapping
21. 21.Kavya ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plants (b) has planted (c) will plant (d) planted
22. 22.You did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) make (b) making (c) made (d) makes
23. 23.You did not ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swims (d) swam
24. 24.___ she help Grandma two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
25. 25.___ she clean the room yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
26. 26.I ___ for the team two days ago. (a) have clapped (b) clap (c) will clap (d) clapped
27. 27.___ Vivaan run in the park in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
28. 28.___ I eat a mango two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
29. 29.She did not ___ cricket last week. (a) played (b) play (c) playing (d) plays
30. 30.Tara did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flies (b) flew (c) flying (d) fly
31. 31.___ Tara dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
32. 32.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) took (c) taken (d) taking
33. 33.___ we play cricket yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
34. 34.The students ___ vegetables last week. (a) bought (b) buyed (c) will buy (d) buy
35. 35.They ___ tea two days ago. (a) will make (b) made (c) maked (d) make
36. 36.She ___ in the pool last week. (a) swam (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swims
37. 37.You ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drew (b) drawed (c) will draw (d) draw
38. 38.We ___ a letter last week. (a) writed (b) write (c) will write (d) wrote
39. 39.I did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) spoke
40. 40.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) spoken

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