Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 152 · 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 did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) built (b) build (c) builds (d) building
2. 2.___ I bake a cake yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
3. 3.Ira did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) go (b) went (c) goes (d) going
4. 4.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
5. 5.You ___ tea in 2023. (a) make (b) will make (c) maked (d) made
6. 6.My cousins ___ the ball last week. (a) catched (b) caught (c) will catch (d) catch
7. 7.She ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) has danced (b) will dance (c) danced (d) dances
8. 8.We ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) will fly (b) flew (c) fly (d) flyed
9. 9.I ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) wash (b) will wash (c) have washed (d) washed
10. 10.___ I clean the room in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
11. 11.We did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogging (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) jog
12. 12.You ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swim (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swam
13. 13.___ Saanvi build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
14. 14.My parents did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throw (d) throws
15. 15.My brother ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throwed (b) will throw (c) throws (d) threw
16. 16.___ you swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
17. 17.We did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) spoke (b) speaks (c) speak (d) speaking
18. 18.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swam
19. 19.The children ___ the match yesterday. (a) winned (b) win (c) will win (d) won
20. 20.I did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
21. 21.___ he tell a story last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
22. 22.___ you send a message in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
23. 23.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) going (c) gone (d) went
24. 24.She ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooked (b) will cook (c) cooks (d) has cooked
25. 25.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
26. 26.You ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwed (b) threw (c) will throw (d) throw
27. 27.I did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runs (b) run (c) ran (d) running
28. 28.___ we write a letter last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
29. 29.I did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watched (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
30. 30.Saanvi ___ rice in 2023. (a) will cook (b) has cooked (c) cooks (d) cooked
31. 31.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
32. 32.Zoya ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) spoke (b) will speak (c) speaked (d) speaks
33. 33.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flying (c) flown (d) flew
34. 34.___ my cousins play cricket last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
35. 35.Diya did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
36. 36.We did not ___ lunch last week. (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bring (d) brings
37. 37.My friends did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dances (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dance
38. 38.Rahul ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bringed (b) will bring (c) brought (d) brings
39. 39.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) drawed (d) drew
40. 40.I ___ the dog two days ago. (a) will feed (b) feeded (c) feed (d) fed

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