Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 18 · 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 “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
2. 2.You did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) danced (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
3. 3.Ishaan ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) has helped (b) helped (c) will help (d) helps
4. 4.___ we climb a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
5. 5.I did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogged (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
6. 6.She did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) make (c) making (d) makes
7. 7.My cousins did not ___ a message last week. (a) send (b) sent (c) sending (d) sends
8. 8.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) writing (d) wrote
9. 9.We ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baked (b) have baked (c) will bake (d) bake
10. 10.___ they help Grandma two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
11. 11.The children ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) have danced (d) dance
12. 12.Diya ___ a cake last week. (a) baked (b) will bake (c) bakes (d) has baked
13. 13.___ my sister tell a story two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
14. 14.___ he drink milk yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
15. 15.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) thrown (c) throwed (d) throwing
16. 16.You ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carry (b) will carry (c) have carried (d) carried
17. 17.___ I win the match last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
18. 18.___ we buy vegetables last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
19. 19.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) speaking (d) spoke
20. 20.___ my brother jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
21. 21.I ___ to school last week. (a) went (b) will go (c) goed (d) go
22. 22.He did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helps (b) helped (c) helping (d) help
23. 23.Zoya ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planted (b) has planted (c) will plant (d) plants
24. 24.My friends did not ___ a cap last week. (a) wore (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wear
25. 25.My sister did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swims (d) swim
26. 26.___ we write a letter last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
27. 27.I did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) runs (b) run (c) ran (d) running
28. 28.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
29. 29.They ___ a cake two days ago. (a) have baked (b) baked (c) bake (d) will bake
30. 30.She ___ the room yesterday. (a) will clean (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) has cleaned
31. 31.I did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) cleans
32. 32.He did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) spoke (b) speaks (c) speak (d) speaking
33. 33.They ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) will jog (d) have jogged
34. 34.I ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climb (b) climbed (c) have climbed (d) will climb
35. 35.They ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaked (b) speak (c) will speak (d) spoke
36. 36.Diya did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) ride (b) rides (c) riding (d) rode
37. 37.You ___ the room last Sunday. (a) will clean (b) have cleaned (c) cleaned (d) clean
38. 38.They did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studied (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
39. 39.Vivaan ___ to school last Sunday. (a) goed (b) goes (c) went (d) will go
40. 40.Riya ___ a cap last week. (a) wore (b) weared (c) wears (d) will wear

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