Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 167 · 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 “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) speaking
2. 2.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) riding (c) ridden (d) rode
3. 3.The children ___ science in 2023. (a) will study (b) have studied (c) study (d) studied
4. 4.Karan did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) played
5. 5.___ Aditya bring lunch last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
6. 6.___ I win the match last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
7. 7.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) ran (d) run
8. 8.You did not ___ in the park last week. (a) ran (b) runs (c) run (d) running
9. 9.___ I clean the room two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
10. 10.___ I fly a kite two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
11. 11.You did not ___ a tree last week. (a) planting (b) planted (c) plant (d) plants
12. 12.Kabir ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbs (b) has climbed (c) will climb (d) climbed
13. 13.Manav did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) took (b) takes (c) taking (d) take
14. 14.___ the children make tea in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
15. 15.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) swum
16. 16.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
17. 17.We ___ a story in 2023. (a) tell (b) will tell (c) telled (d) told
18. 18.We did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) told
19. 19.He ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) will build (b) builds (c) built (d) builded
20. 20.I ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) built (b) will build (c) build (d) builded
21. 21.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wore (c) wearing (d) worn
22. 22.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinking
23. 23.___ we swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
24. 24.We did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) washed
25. 25.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
26. 26.Saanvi ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooks (b) has cooked (c) cooked (d) will cook
27. 27.___ Yash wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
28. 28.We ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builded (b) built (c) build (d) will build
29. 29.We did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogged (d) jogs
30. 30.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writed (c) writing (d) written
31. 31.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) ate (d) eating
32. 32.___ she swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.Priya ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catched (b) will catch (c) catches (d) caught
34. 34.My cousins did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) ride (b) rode (c) rides (d) riding
35. 35.You ___ a cake two days ago. (a) have baked (b) baked (c) bake (d) will bake
36. 36.We ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drink (b) will drink (c) drank (d) drinked
37. 37.I ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) will eat (b) eat (c) ate (d) eated
38. 38.We ___ the train in 2023. (a) take (b) will take (c) took (d) taked
39. 39.___ he speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
40. 40.Riya ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brings (b) bringed (c) brought (d) will bring

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