Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 245 · 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) making (b) maked (c) made
2. 2.We did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) wins (b) winning (c) win (d) won
3. 3.___ my brother cook rice in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
4. 4.___ you climb a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
5. 5.My friends ___ the match in 2023. (a) won (b) winned (c) win (d) will win
6. 6.My brother ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaked (b) speaks (c) will speak (d) spoke
7. 7.___ Priya take the train in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
8. 8.She did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) went (b) going (c) go (d) goes
9. 9.She did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sang (d) sing
10. 10.___ you run in the park last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
11. 11.They ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) will cook (d) have cooked
12. 12.You ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) have watched (b) watched (c) watch (d) will watch
13. 13.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
14. 14.Ira did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) running (b) runs (c) run (d) ran
15. 15.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
16. 16.We did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buys (d) buying
17. 17.___ Vivaan dance on the stage two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
18. 18.I ___ milk two days ago. (a) drink (b) drank (c) will drink (d) drinked
19. 19.You did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brings (b) brought (c) bringing (d) bring
20. 20.He did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) cleaning (d) clean
21. 21.___ Saanvi speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
22. 22.They did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) throw (d) threw
23. 23.You ___ the match in 2023. (a) win (b) will win (c) winned (d) won
24. 24.___ my friends buy vegetables last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
25. 25.You did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) help (b) helped (c) helps (d) helping
26. 26.___ my sister climb a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
27. 27.Arjun ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) has danced (b) danced (c) dances (d) will dance
28. 28.___ I win the match in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
29. 29.I ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) built (b) will build (c) build (d) builded
30. 30.___ he win the match last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
31. 31.Rohan ___ a cake last week. (a) bakes (b) will bake (c) baked (d) has baked
32. 32.She ___ rice last week. (a) has cooked (b) cooked (c) will cook (d) cooks
33. 33.My friends did not ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swam (d) swims
34. 34.You did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flies (b) flew (c) fly (d) flying
35. 35.___ she take the train last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.My brother ___ a kite two days ago. (a) will fly (b) flies (c) flyed (d) flew
37. 37.Aarav ___ a story yesterday. (a) tells (b) telled (c) will tell (d) told
38. 38.___ they build a sandcastle last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
39. 39.___ my sister cook rice yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
40. 40.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) spoken (d) speaked

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