Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 213 · 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.I ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) will dance (b) have danced (c) dance (d) danced
2. 2.My brother ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carried (b) has carried (c) carries (d) will carry
3. 3.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
4. 4.She ___ the match in 2023. (a) won (b) winned (c) will win (d) wins
5. 5.___ my brother run in the park yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
6. 6.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drunk (d) drinked
7. 7.You ___ the bag last week. (a) carry (b) have carried (c) carried (d) will carry
8. 8.___ I clap for the team two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
9. 9.Manav ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washed (d) washes
10. 10.___ you wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
11. 11.My cousins did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cooked (d) cook
12. 12.___ we win the match last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
13. 13.___ he eat a mango two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
14. 14.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) took (d) taked
15. 15.___ Aditya take the train last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
16. 16.___ my sister wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
17. 17.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) riding (c) rode (d) rided
18. 18.We ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plant (b) planted (c) have planted (d) will plant
19. 19.___ Karan swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
20. 20.We ___ in the park in 2023. (a) will jog (b) have jogged (c) jogged (d) jog
21. 21.___ we buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
22. 22.He did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plant (b) planted (c) planting (d) plants
23. 23.You did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jogging
24. 24.She ___ a cap in 2023. (a) weared (b) wore (c) will wear (d) wears
25. 25.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eated (c) ate (d) eating
26. 26.Aditya did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) went (b) going (c) go (d) goes
27. 27.We ___ a story last Sunday. (a) telled (b) will tell (c) told (d) tell
28. 28.___ I speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
29. 29.We did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
30. 30.I ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bake (b) have baked (c) will bake (d) baked
31. 31.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
32. 32.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) writed (c) wrote (d) written
33. 33.She did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbed (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
34. 34.___ they carry the bag two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
35. 35.___ Priya clean the room in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
36. 36.Arjun ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) has cooked (d) will cook
37. 37.___ Neel climb a tree last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
38. 38.___ I wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
39. 39.Arjun did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
40. 40.He ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buyed (d) will buy

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