Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 199 · 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 “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
2. 2.Aarav ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) has carried (b) carried (c) carries (d) will carry
3. 3.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
4. 4.She ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plants (b) will plant (c) planted (d) has planted
5. 5.___ you win the match yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
6. 6.They ___ a song yesterday. (a) sing (b) have sung (c) sang (d) will sing
7. 7.I did not ___ a message last week. (a) sent (b) sending (c) sends (d) send
8. 8.I did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) spoke (d) speaking
9. 9.They did not ___ a cake last week. (a) baked (b) baking (c) bakes (d) bake
10. 10.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinked (c) drunk (d) drinking
11. 11.___ we sing a song in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
12. 12.___ I watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
13. 13.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
14. 14.___ they win the match yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
15. 15.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
16. 16.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) took (d) taked
17. 17.Kunal did not ___ milk last week. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drink
18. 18.We did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) told (b) telling (c) tell (d) tells
19. 19.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwed (c) throwing (d) threw
20. 20.___ we cook rice two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
21. 21.Aarav did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) baked
22. 22.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wearing (c) weared (d) wore
23. 23.My cousins did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) fly (b) flew (c) flies (d) flying
24. 24.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) goed (c) went (d) going
25. 25.___ we send a message two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
26. 26.We did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy (d) bought
27. 27.We ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) will watch (b) have watched (c) watched (d) watch
28. 28.___ she win the match two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
29. 29.___ I make tea in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
30. 30.Nisha ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eats (b) eated (c) will eat (d) ate
31. 31.I ___ Hindi last week. (a) spoke (b) will speak (c) speak (d) speaked
32. 32.Tara ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watches (b) will watch (c) has watched (d) watched
33. 33.She did not ___ science in 2023. (a) study (b) studying (c) studied (d) studies
34. 34.___ Yash play cricket two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
35. 35.___ the students play cricket two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
36. 36.Tara ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) plays (b) will play (c) has played (d) played
37. 37.Priya ___ the train in 2023. (a) taked (b) will take (c) took (d) takes
38. 38.___ Isha bake a cake yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
39. 39.We ___ a cake last week. (a) will bake (b) bake (c) baked (d) have baked
40. 40.___ he jog in the park two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does

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