Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 330 · 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 “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
2. 2.You ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writed (b) write (c) will write (d) wrote
3. 3.___ Arjun take the train yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
4. 4.___ I sing a song in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
5. 5.We did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dances (b) dance (c) danced (d) dancing
6. 6.Arjun ___ tea two days ago. (a) made (b) makes (c) maked (d) will make
7. 7.I ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) built (b) builded (c) build (d) will build
8. 8.___ they catch the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
9. 9.Ananya ___ tea last Sunday. (a) maked (b) will make (c) made (d) makes
10. 10.She ___ tea in 2023. (a) will make (b) maked (c) made (d) makes
11. 11.___ he carry the bag yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
12. 12.___ he play cricket last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
13. 13.My parents ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cook (b) will cook (c) have cooked (d) cooked
14. 14.My brother ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builded (b) will build (c) builds (d) built
15. 15.Arjun ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) has watched (b) watches (c) will watch (d) watched
16. 16.My sister ___ the ball yesterday. (a) caught (b) catched (c) will catch (d) catches
17. 17.She did not ___ the ball last week. (a) catching (b) catch (c) catches (d) caught
18. 18.___ Kavya clap for the team in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
19. 19.___ she make tea in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
20. 20.My parents ___ the train in 2023. (a) take (b) took (c) taked (d) will take
21. 21.___ I run in the park in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
22. 22.Aditya did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogged (d) jogs
23. 23.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eating (c) ate (d) eated
24. 24.He did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washed (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
25. 25.She did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) wears (c) wear (d) wearing
26. 26.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taked (c) took (d) taken
27. 27.___ we feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
28. 28.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
29. 29.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
30. 30.___ they dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
31. 31.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drunk
32. 32.___ I plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.They ___ the bag in 2023. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) carry (d) have carried
34. 34.My friends did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buy (d) buying
35. 35.Diya ___ lunch two days ago. (a) brought (b) will bring (c) brings (d) bringed
36. 36.You ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) will ride (b) rided (c) rode (d) ride
37. 37.We ___ the room in 2023. (a) will clean (b) clean (c) have cleaned (d) cleaned
38. 38.___ I wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
39. 39.You ___ a mango last week. (a) ate (b) eated (c) eat (d) will eat
40. 40.She ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) has jogged (d) will jog

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