Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 150 · 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 “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinked (c) drinking (d) drank
2. 2.Aarav ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) will tell (c) tells (d) telled
3. 3.I ___ Grandma last week. (a) have helped (b) will help (c) helped (d) help
4. 4.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
5. 5.He ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) will build (b) builds (c) built (d) builded
6. 6.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taked (c) taking (d) taken
7. 7.I did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) wrote (b) write (c) writing (d) writes
8. 8.They did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
9. 9.My sister ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rided (b) will ride (c) rode (d) rides
10. 10.___ he take the train last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
11. 11.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plant (b) planted (c) have planted (d) will plant
12. 12.He did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cooked (d) cook
13. 13.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
14. 14.My friends did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drew (b) draws (c) drawing (d) draw
15. 15.Omkar ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) will study (c) studies (d) has studied
16. 16.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
17. 17.Rahul ___ the room two days ago. (a) has cleaned (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) will clean
18. 18.___ my parents wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
19. 19.___ Isha wear a cap two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
20. 20.Tara ___ a story yesterday. (a) tells (b) will tell (c) telled (d) told
21. 21.She did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speak (d) speaks
22. 22.We did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planting (b) plants (c) plant (d) planted
23. 23.___ they study science two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
24. 24.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) writing (d) written
25. 25.My brother did not ___ cricket last week. (a) played (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
26. 26.They did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) runs (b) ran (c) run (d) running
27. 27.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) worn (c) wore (d) weared
28. 28.Priya did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) carried
29. 29.___ Kabir watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.You did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) brought (d) bring
31. 31.I did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) fed (d) feed
32. 32.She did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carried (d) carries
33. 33.Tara ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wore (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wears
34. 34.___ I tell a story in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
35. 35.They did not ___ a story last week. (a) telling (b) tell (c) told (d) tells
36. 36.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) spoken
37. 37.The children ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wear (b) will wear (c) wore (d) weared
38. 38.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
39. 39.I ___ milk two days ago. (a) will drink (b) drink (c) drank (d) drinked
40. 40.___ Yash catch the ball last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does

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