Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 151 · 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.___ they drink milk yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
2. 2.We ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writed (b) wrote (c) write (d) will write
3. 3.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) gone (d) going
4. 4.___ my brother draw a picture two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
5. 5.My parents ___ to school last Sunday. (a) goed (b) will go (c) went (d) go
6. 6.The children ___ rice two days ago. (a) will cook (b) have cooked (c) cooked (d) cook
7. 7.___ he catch the ball in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
8. 8.___ you wear a cap two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
9. 9.We ___ cricket two days ago. (a) will play (b) played (c) play (d) have played
10. 10.___ I help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
11. 11.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weared (c) worn (d) wore
12. 12.___ my sister help Grandma two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
13. 13.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swimmed
14. 14.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) writed (c) written (d) wrote
15. 15.The children did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swam (d) swims
16. 16.___ Meera clap for the team in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
17. 17.Karan ___ science last week. (a) studies (b) will study (c) has studied (d) studied
18. 18.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoken (c) speaked (d) spoke
19. 19.___ I climb a tree yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
20. 20.Vivaan did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
21. 21.My sister ___ the train two days ago. (a) takes (b) will take (c) took (d) taked
22. 22.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rided (c) rode (d) ridden
23. 23.He ___ cricket last week. (a) will play (b) has played (c) plays (d) played
24. 24.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
25. 25.Dev did not ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swims (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swim
26. 26.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) run (d) ran
27. 27.You ___ the room in 2023. (a) clean (b) will clean (c) have cleaned (d) cleaned
28. 28.I did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writing (b) writes (c) wrote (d) write
29. 29.They did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) danced
30. 30.She ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) has cooked (c) cooks (d) will cook
31. 31.I ___ a cake last week. (a) baked (b) bake (c) will bake (d) have baked
32. 32.You ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) run (b) will run (c) ran (d) runned
33. 33.Kavya ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbed (b) has climbed (c) will climb (d) climbs
34. 34.Manav ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) will bake (c) has baked (d) bakes
35. 35.My sister ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will climb (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) has climbed
36. 36.___ they tell a story yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
37. 37.___ she speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
38. 38.___ Aditya study science yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
39. 39.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawn (c) drawing (d) drawed
40. 40.You ___ a kite yesterday. (a) will fly (b) fly (c) flew (d) flyed

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