Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 177 · 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.She ___ the ball last week. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throwed (d) will throw
2. 2.___ I bake a cake two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
3. 3.___ Isha write a letter last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
4. 4.___ he ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
5. 5.Yash ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) has washed (c) washed (d) will wash
6. 6.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawed (c) drawing (d) drawn
7. 7.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) wearing (c) weared (d) worn
8. 8.___ my brother build a sandcastle last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
9. 9.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) wrote (c) written (d) writed
10. 10.We ___ a song last Sunday. (a) have sung (b) sang (c) will sing (d) sing
11. 11.Diya ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) spoke (b) will speak (c) speaks (d) speaked
12. 12.___ they ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
13. 13.You did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) drank (d) drinks
14. 14.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
15. 15.Arjun did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) told (b) telling (c) tell (d) tells
16. 16.Kunal ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builds (b) will build (c) builded (d) built
17. 17.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) ran (d) running
18. 18.___ he play cricket last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
19. 19.He did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) speaks
20. 20.___ she play cricket in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
21. 21.Diya did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
22. 22.You ___ a cap yesterday. (a) weared (b) will wear (c) wore (d) wear
23. 23.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
24. 24.___ my friends win the match in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
25. 25.___ we swim in the pool last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
26. 26.My friends did not ___ science last week. (a) studied (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
27. 27.Sneha ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeds (d) will feed
28. 28.The children did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rode (b) rides (c) riding (d) ride
29. 29.___ I sing a song yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
30. 30.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
31. 31.We did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) build (b) builds (c) building (d) built
32. 32.They did not ___ a tree last week. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) planted
33. 33.They ___ a song last week. (a) sing (b) will sing (c) have sung (d) sang
34. 34.___ she study science last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
35. 35.You did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) singing (b) sang (c) sings (d) sing
36. 36.He did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watched (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
37. 37.I ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbed (b) will climb (c) have climbed (d) climb
38. 38.Aarav ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) has watched (b) watches (c) watched (d) will watch
39. 39.She ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooks (b) will cook (c) cooked (d) has cooked
40. 40.They did not ___ to school last week. (a) went (b) go (c) going (d) goes

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