Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 232 · 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.___ my friends send a message last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
2. 2.He did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swims (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swim
3. 3.Riya did not ___ in the park last week. (a) runs (b) ran (c) run (d) running
4. 4.You ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) build (b) will build (c) builded (d) built
5. 5.___ they send a message in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
6. 6.Myra ___ cricket yesterday. (a) has played (b) will play (c) played (d) plays
7. 7.She ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) will ride (b) rode (c) rided (d) rides
8. 8.___ we take the train yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
9. 9.He did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleaning
10. 10.I ___ tea in 2023. (a) make (b) maked (c) made (d) will make
11. 11.___ my sister tell a story last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
12. 12.She ___ science last week. (a) studies (b) will study (c) studied (d) has studied
13. 13.We did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) taking (b) takes (c) took (d) take
14. 14.___ they wear a cap yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
15. 15.___ you bake a cake last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.___ my sister catch the ball yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
17. 17.She ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will run (b) ran (c) runs (d) runned
18. 18.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taken (c) taked (d) taking
19. 19.I ___ tea last Sunday. (a) will make (b) make (c) maked (d) made
20. 20.Farhan did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drink (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drinks
21. 21.She did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) builds (b) build (c) built (d) building
22. 22.He ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) has washed (d) washes
23. 23.___ I speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.My brother ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaked (b) speaks (c) spoke (d) will speak
25. 25.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
26. 26.I ___ science two days ago. (a) study (b) have studied (c) studied (d) will study
27. 27.Nisha ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) flies (c) will fly (d) flyed
28. 28.Saanvi did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending (d) sent
29. 29.He did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carried (d) carries
30. 30.She did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) bought
31. 31.My cousins ___ a mango last week. (a) will eat (b) eat (c) eated (d) ate
32. 32.Kunal did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sent (b) sends (c) send (d) sending
33. 33.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) went (c) goed (d) gone
34. 34.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
35. 35.You ___ rice last Sunday. (a) have cooked (b) cooked (c) cook (d) will cook
36. 36.Arjun ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swims (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) will swim
37. 37.We ___ in the park two days ago. (a) run (b) will run (c) ran (d) runned
38. 38.Zoya did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) built
39. 39.We ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catch (b) caught (c) catched (d) will catch
40. 40.Yash ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinks (b) drinked (c) drank (d) will drink

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