Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 238 · 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 ___ tea two days ago. (a) will make (b) maked (c) make (d) made
2. 2.My cousins ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plant (b) will plant (c) planted (d) have planted
3. 3.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) went (c) gone (d) goed
4. 4.Pooja ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wears (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wore
5. 5.We ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) build (b) built (c) will build (d) builded
6. 6.Kunal ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) will jog (c) jogged (d) has jogged
7. 7.My sister ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeded (b) feeds (c) will feed (d) fed
8. 8.___ they bake a cake last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
9. 9.They did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) ran (b) runs (c) running (d) run
10. 10.She ___ science two days ago. (a) studies (b) studied (c) has studied (d) will study
11. 11.My cousins ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drew (b) draw (c) will draw (d) drawed
12. 12.She did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) ran (b) running (c) run (d) runs
13. 13.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
14. 14.He ___ the dog last week. (a) feeded (b) feeds (c) will feed (d) fed
15. 15.Kavya ___ in the park last week. (a) will jog (b) has jogged (c) jogs (d) jogged
16. 16.___ my brother plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
17. 17.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
18. 18.She did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbed (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbs
19. 19.They ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clapped (b) clap (c) will clap (d) have clapped
20. 20.She did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) builds (b) built (c) build (d) building
21. 21.Kavya did not ___ lunch last week. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) brought (d) bring
22. 22.___ I dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
23. 23.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) speaking
24. 24.My brother ___ tea last week. (a) will make (b) made (c) maked (d) makes
25. 25.We ___ cricket two days ago. (a) play (b) will play (c) have played (d) played
26. 26.___ you swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
27. 27.He did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) planted
28. 28.___ I wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
29. 29.___ he wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
30. 30.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taken (c) taking (d) took
31. 31.___ Manav cook rice two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
32. 32.They ___ a cake two days ago. (a) will bake (b) baked (c) have baked (d) bake
33. 33.___ my sister bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
34. 34.___ he carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
35. 35.She did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) brought
36. 36.___ Riya write a letter yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
37. 37.I did not ___ science yesterday. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) studied
38. 38.___ my sister go to school yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
39. 39.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swimmed
40. 40.I ___ science last Sunday. (a) study (b) will study (c) studied (d) have studied

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