Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 289 · 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.He did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help (d) helped
2. 2.We ___ a picture last week. (a) draw (b) will draw (c) drew (d) drawed
3. 3.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) throwed (d) threw
4. 4.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) going (c) goed (d) went
5. 5.___ they send a message yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
6. 6.___ he speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
7. 7.___ Priya drink milk last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
8. 8.___ the students wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
9. 9.Omkar did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) cooking (d) cooks
10. 10.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) riding (c) rode (d) rided
11. 11.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) spoke
12. 12.She ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) will help (b) has helped (c) helps (d) helped
13. 13.___ you send a message last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
14. 14.Myra ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleans (b) has cleaned (c) will clean (d) cleaned
15. 15.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
16. 16.She ___ a picture last week. (a) draws (b) drew (c) drawed (d) will draw
17. 17.___ you write a letter last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
18. 18.Aisha ___ the match yesterday. (a) wins (b) winned (c) will win (d) won
19. 19.___ we build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
20. 20.___ Saanvi swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
21. 21.Meera ___ a cake in 2023. (a) has baked (b) will bake (c) baked (d) bakes
22. 22.___ you clap for the team last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
23. 23.___ I throw the ball in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
25. 25.I did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) studied
26. 26.___ the children sing a song last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
27. 27.You ___ a cake two days ago. (a) have baked (b) will bake (c) baked (d) bake
28. 28.We ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jog (b) have jogged (c) will jog (d) jogged
29. 29.___ she send a message two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
30. 30.You ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draw (b) will draw (c) drawed (d) drew
31. 31.Aisha ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) will bake (b) has baked (c) bakes (d) baked
32. 32.She ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brings (b) will bring (c) bringed (d) brought
33. 33.My sister ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) has washed (b) will wash (c) washed (d) washes
34. 34.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
35. 35.He did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clapped
36. 36.___ we carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
37. 37.My brother ___ a mango last week. (a) eats (b) will eat (c) eated (d) ate
38. 38.You did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) plant (c) plants (d) planting
39. 39.___ they jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
40. 40.We ___ science two days ago. (a) studied (b) will study (c) have studied (d) study

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