Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 176 · 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.___ he jog in the park two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
2. 2.She ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) wins (c) winned (d) will win
3. 3.He ___ a story two days ago. (a) telled (b) will tell (c) tells (d) told
4. 4.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
5. 5.Dev did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speak (d) speaks
6. 6.___ we clean the room last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
7. 7.I ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will catch (b) catch (c) caught (d) catched
8. 8.___ you ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
9. 9.___ the students run in the park in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
10. 10.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
11. 11.Ishaan ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buys (b) bought (c) will buy (d) buyed
12. 12.My parents ___ a song last week. (a) sang (b) have sung (c) will sing (d) sing
13. 13.___ I speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
14. 14.I did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climbed
15. 15.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drawed (d) drew
16. 16.___ we dance on the stage last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
17. 17.We ___ a tree last week. (a) climb (b) will climb (c) have climbed (d) climbed
18. 18.___ Diya ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
19. 19.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) ate (c) eated (d) eaten
20. 20.Ananya did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washed (d) washes
21. 21.We did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tells (b) told (c) tell (d) telling
22. 22.My parents did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wore
23. 23.My brother did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carry
24. 24.___ my brother carry the bag yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
25. 25.My cousins did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) speaks (d) spoke
26. 26.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
27. 27.___ the children wash the dishes last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
28. 28.Aarav ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) has jogged (d) will jog
29. 29.We ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writed (b) will write (c) wrote (d) write
30. 30.___ he buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
31. 31.He ___ a cap two days ago. (a) weared (b) wore (c) wears (d) will wear
32. 32.We ___ a song last week. (a) will sing (b) sing (c) have sung (d) sang
33. 33.I did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sending (b) send (c) sent (d) sends
34. 34.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rode (c) rided (d) ridden
35. 35.You ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) will play (b) play (c) have played (d) played
36. 36.We did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch (d) watched
37. 37.Ira ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooked (b) will cook (c) cooks (d) has cooked
38. 38.The students ___ a cap last week. (a) wore (b) will wear (c) weared (d) wear
39. 39.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
40. 40.Ishaan ___ a song last Sunday. (a) will sing (b) sings (c) has sung (d) sang

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