Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 237 · 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 “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
2. 2.I did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cooked (d) cook
3. 3.She ___ Hindi last week. (a) will speak (b) speaked (c) speaks (d) spoke
4. 4.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwed (c) throwing (d) threw
5. 5.My sister did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) cleaning (d) clean
6. 6.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
7. 7.We did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) ran (b) run (c) runs (d) running
8. 8.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
9. 9.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) took (c) taked (d) taking
10. 10.You ___ for the team in 2023. (a) have clapped (b) clapped (c) clap (d) will clap
11. 11.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
12. 12.We ___ a message in 2023. (a) will send (b) sent (c) sended (d) send
13. 13.___ we tell a story in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
14. 14.My brother ___ cricket last week. (a) will play (b) plays (c) has played (d) played
15. 15.___ Diya buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
16. 16.He ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) will draw (b) drew (c) draws (d) drawed
17. 17.___ Karan clean the room in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
18. 18.The students ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buyed (b) will buy (c) bought (d) buy
19. 19.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) going (d) gone
20. 20.I did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dances
21. 21.We did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) making (b) make (c) made (d) makes
22. 22.Isha ___ in the park two days ago. (a) will jog (b) jogged (c) has jogged (d) jogs
23. 23.___ we buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
24. 24.___ Dev plant a tree last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
25. 25.___ we catch the ball in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
26. 26.___ we jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
27. 27.She ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) carries (c) will carry (d) has carried
28. 28.She ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) will swim (b) swims (c) swimmed (d) swam
29. 29.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swam
30. 30.I did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapped
31. 31.He ___ in the park last week. (a) has jogged (b) will jog (c) jogs (d) jogged
32. 32.You ___ the room last Sunday. (a) clean (b) have cleaned (c) cleaned (d) will clean
33. 33.The students did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tells (b) tell (c) told (d) telling
34. 34.Tara ___ in the park two days ago. (a) will jog (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) has jogged
35. 35.You ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catch (b) will catch (c) catched (d) caught
36. 36.The children ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) wash (d) have washed
37. 37.___ my parents cook rice two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
38. 38.___ we cook rice last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
39. 39.___ I climb a tree last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
40. 40.They ___ the train yesterday. (a) taked (b) will take (c) took (d) take

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