Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 3 · 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.___ Vivaan cook rice last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
2. 2.___ you drink milk last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
3. 3.___ Aisha send a message last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
4. 4.He did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) wrote (b) writing (c) writes (d) write
5. 5.You did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wore (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wears
6. 6.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
7. 7.I ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) build (b) builded (c) will build (d) built
8. 8.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
9. 9.They ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) will clean (c) clean (d) have cleaned
10. 10.___ you watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
11. 11.Myra did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sang (d) sings
12. 12.He ___ cricket yesterday. (a) plays (b) will play (c) played (d) has played
13. 13.___ he bake a cake yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
14. 14.We did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) wash (b) washed (c) washes (d) washing
15. 15.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) rode (d) riding
16. 16.___ we buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
17. 17.The students ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swim (d) will swim
18. 18.He ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) will dance (b) has danced (c) dances (d) danced
19. 19.___ I speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
20. 20.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) taked (d) took
21. 21.Rahul ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dances (b) has danced (c) will dance (d) danced
22. 22.___ you make tea in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
23. 23.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) gone (c) going (d) goed
24. 24.He did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) baked (d) bake
25. 25.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eaten (c) eated (d) ate
26. 26.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
27. 27.___ my brother help Grandma yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
28. 28.We did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleans
29. 29.The children ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) have helped (b) help (c) will help (d) helped
30. 30.My sister ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) has jogged (c) jogs (d) will jog
31. 31.I ___ a cap last week. (a) wore (b) wear (c) weared (d) will wear
32. 32.Manav did not ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sang (b) singing (c) sings (d) sing
33. 33.I ___ a story yesterday. (a) tell (b) telled (c) told (d) will tell
34. 34.She did not ___ cricket last week. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) played
35. 35.___ the children wear a cap two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
36. 36.We did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaning (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) clean
37. 37.___ my parents plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
38. 38.___ my brother catch the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
39. 39.My brother did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carries (b) carried (c) carry (d) carrying
40. 40.You ___ rice yesterday. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) have cooked (d) will cook

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