Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 201 · 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.We ___ cricket last week. (a) have played (b) play (c) will play (d) played
2. 2.Kavya ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speaks (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) will speak
3. 3.He did not ___ a mango last week. (a) ate (b) eating (c) eat (d) eats
4. 4.They did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catching (b) caught (c) catches (d) catch
5. 5.Dev ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) bought (b) buyed (c) will buy (d) buys
6. 6.My sister ___ rice two days ago. (a) will cook (b) cooked (c) has cooked (d) cooks
7. 7.He did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) watched (c) watches (d) watching
8. 8.She did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) carried
9. 9.I ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) will jog (c) have jogged (d) jog
10. 10.___ my sister run in the park last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
11. 11.He ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catches (b) catched (c) caught (d) will catch
12. 12.___ we send a message last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
13. 13.She ___ the match yesterday. (a) will win (b) won (c) winned (d) wins
14. 14.Riya ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) will clean (c) has cleaned (d) cleans
15. 15.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swimmed
16. 16.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flew (d) flying
17. 17.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
18. 18.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
19. 19.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
20. 20.___ we tell a story in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
21. 21.___ I buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
22. 22.___ we jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
23. 23.I did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) spoke (d) speaks
24. 24.My sister ___ a song last week. (a) has sung (b) sings (c) will sing (d) sang
25. 25.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eating (c) eated (d) ate
26. 26.___ Ira carry the bag two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
28. 28.___ Diya cook rice last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
29. 29.You did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapped (b) clapping (c) clap (d) claps
30. 30.___ Rohan go to school yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
31. 31.I ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planted (b) have planted (c) plant (d) will plant
32. 32.___ they ride a bicycle last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
33. 33.___ Aditya cook rice last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
34. 34.___ my sister win the match two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
35. 35.Farhan ___ a tree in 2023. (a) has planted (b) planted (c) will plant (d) plants
36. 36.___ Myra speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
37. 37.We ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will climb (b) have climbed (c) climbed (d) climb
38. 38.She did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) spoke (d) speaks
39. 39.___ my sister swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
40. 40.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taked (c) taking (d) taken

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