Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 26 · 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.You ___ a message in 2023. (a) send (b) sent (c) will send (d) sended
2. 2.You did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) write (b) writing (c) writes (d) wrote
3. 3.I did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) tell (b) tells (c) told (d) telling
4. 4.I ___ the dishes last week. (a) will wash (b) wash (c) have washed (d) washed
5. 5.She ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watches (b) has watched (c) will watch (d) watched
6. 6.My sister ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writed (b) will write (c) writes (d) wrote
7. 7.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) went (d) going
8. 8.My cousins ___ a cartoon last week. (a) will watch (b) have watched (c) watched (d) watch
9. 9.___ we wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
10. 10.You did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) playing (b) played (c) plays (d) play
11. 11.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
12. 12.Aarav did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) drew (d) draws
13. 13.Manav did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) spoke (d) speak
14. 14.I ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climb (b) have climbed (c) will climb (d) climbed
15. 15.I did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jog
16. 16.You did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dance (d) dances
17. 17.We did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swam (d) swim
18. 18.My cousins ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sended (b) sent (c) will send (d) send
19. 19.You ___ in the park two days ago. (a) runned (b) ran (c) will run (d) run
20. 20.Isha ___ a mango last week. (a) ate (b) eated (c) will eat (d) eats
21. 21.They did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking (d) spoke
22. 22.___ I cook rice last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
23. 23.Ananya did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sends (b) sending (c) sent (d) send
24. 24.___ they clap for the team two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
25. 25.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flying (c) flew (d) flyed
26. 26.We ___ a tree last week. (a) have planted (b) will plant (c) plant (d) planted
27. 27.We did not ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drew (b) drawing (c) draw (d) draws
28. 28.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
29. 29.___ she ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
30. 30.They did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching (d) watched
31. 31.Rohan ___ science last week. (a) studied (b) will study (c) has studied (d) studies
32. 32.___ he take the train two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
33. 33.She ___ science in 2023. (a) studies (b) has studied (c) will study (d) studied
34. 34.He ___ for the team yesterday. (a) has clapped (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) claps
35. 35.___ Karan speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
36. 36.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drinking
37. 37.We ___ a cap yesterday. (a) weared (b) will wear (c) wear (d) wore
38. 38.You did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dances (d) dance
39. 39.Kabir did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) played
40. 40.___ Arjun catch the ball in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do

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