Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 130 · 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 ___ cricket in 2023. (a) will play (b) played (c) plays (d) has played
2. 2.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) rode (c) riding (d) ridden
3. 3.The children did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) danced (d) dance
4. 4.Dev ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) runned (b) ran (c) runs (d) will run
5. 5.Saanvi did not ___ a message last week. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending (d) sent
6. 6.___ we go to school last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
7. 7.We did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washing (b) washes (c) washed (d) wash
8. 8.Riya ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) will swim (b) swims (c) swam (d) swimmed
9. 9.We ___ a picture yesterday. (a) draw (b) drew (c) drawed (d) will draw
10. 10.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) wrote (c) writed (d) writing
11. 11.___ I send a message yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
12. 12.They ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) will eat (b) ate (c) eated (d) eat
13. 13.___ my brother speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
14. 14.The students did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) wins (b) win (c) winning (d) won
15. 15.He did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catching (b) caught (c) catch (d) catches
16. 16.He did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eating (d) eat
17. 17.The children ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooked (b) will cook (c) cook (d) have cooked
18. 18.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
19. 19.___ she study science last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
20. 20.___ he fly a kite two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
21. 21.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) spoken
22. 22.___ they plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
23. 23.Kabir ___ a cake last week. (a) will bake (b) has baked (c) baked (d) bakes
24. 24.___ you plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
25. 25.We ___ a story last week. (a) tell (b) telled (c) will tell (d) told
26. 26.___ Meera bake a cake two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
27. 27.Kabir did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears (d) wore
28. 28.I did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writing (b) write (c) wrote (d) writes
29. 29.Riya did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) flew
30. 30.Isha did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) throw (d) threw
31. 31.You ___ rice last week. (a) will cook (b) cooked (c) cook (d) have cooked
32. 32.My parents ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) have clapped (b) clapped (c) clap (d) will clap
33. 33.___ Aarav bring lunch two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
34. 34.Kabir ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogged (b) has jogged (c) jogs (d) will jog
35. 35.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) goed (c) going (d) went
36. 36.My brother ___ the ball last week. (a) throws (b) throwed (c) threw (d) will throw
37. 37.We ___ to school last week. (a) go (b) went (c) will go (d) goed
38. 38.___ we climb a tree yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
39. 39.___ he go to school last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
40. 40.___ I build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does

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