Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 184 · 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.___ Aarav eat a mango two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
2. 2.Zoya did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catching (d) catch
3. 3.They ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) build (b) will build (c) built (d) builded
4. 4.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
5. 5.Rohan did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brought (b) brings (c) bringing (d) bring
6. 6.Karan ___ a mango in 2023. (a) ate (b) eated (c) eats (d) will eat
7. 7.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) eating (d) ate
8. 8.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) spoken
9. 9.I ___ tea two days ago. (a) will make (b) made (c) make (d) maked
10. 10.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
11. 11.She did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) take (b) taking (c) took (d) takes
12. 12.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) rode (d) riding
13. 13.___ my sister dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
14. 14.He ___ a story in 2023. (a) told (b) telled (c) tells (d) will tell
15. 15.He ___ in the park last week. (a) has jogged (b) will jog (c) jogs (d) jogged
16. 16.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taked (c) taken (d) taking
17. 17.She did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climb (b) climbed (c) climbs (d) climbing
18. 18.___ we dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
19. 19.She did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
20. 20.She ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watches (b) has watched (c) will watch (d) watched
21. 21.You did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watches (b) watched (c) watching (d) watch
22. 22.We did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) building (b) built (c) builds (d) build
23. 23.My sister did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) went (b) going (c) goes (d) go
24. 24.You ___ cricket two days ago. (a) have played (b) played (c) will play (d) play
25. 25.___ Nisha eat a mango last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
26. 26.___ we clap for the team two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.___ my brother sing a song in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
28. 28.___ Riya watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
29. 29.He did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbed
30. 30.You did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
31. 31.___ Rahul fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
32. 32.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drank
33. 33.We did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drink
34. 34.He did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throw
35. 35.We ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planted (b) have planted (c) will plant (d) plant
36. 36.___ they buy vegetables last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
37. 37.I ___ the bag yesterday. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) carry (d) have carried
38. 38.You did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
39. 39.___ I wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) worn (c) wore (d) wearing

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