Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 341 · 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.They ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) build (b) builded (c) will build (d) built
2. 2.We did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catch (b) catching (c) caught (d) catches
3. 3.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
4. 4.Dev did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) make (b) makes (c) making (d) made
5. 5.He ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wears (b) will wear (c) wore (d) weared
6. 6.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flying (c) flew (d) flown
7. 7.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
8. 8.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drunk
9. 9.She ___ a message last week. (a) sended (b) sent (c) will send (d) sends
10. 10.My parents ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) will build (b) built (c) build (d) builded
11. 11.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) wearing (c) weared (d) worn
12. 12.Kabir ___ a letter two days ago. (a) wrote (b) will write (c) writed (d) writes
13. 13.You did not ___ the ball last week. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) threw (d) throw
14. 14.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
15. 15.___ my sister drink milk two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
16. 16.She did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carried (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carries
17. 17.They ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buy (b) will buy (c) buyed (d) bought
18. 18.I ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) have clapped (b) clap (c) clapped (d) will clap
19. 19.We ___ the ball yesterday. (a) threw (b) will throw (c) throwed (d) throw
20. 20.___ my friends cook rice in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
21. 21.They did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
22. 22.I did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writing (b) writes (c) wrote (d) write
23. 23.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) writing (d) wrote
24. 24.___ I plant a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
25. 25.My cousins did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) went (b) go (c) goes (d) going
26. 26.We did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
27. 27.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
28. 28.___ they dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
29. 29.They ___ a mango last week. (a) ate (b) eat (c) will eat (d) eated
30. 30.___ Ananya wear a cap two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
31. 31.___ my friends catch the ball two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
32. 32.He ___ a cake two days ago. (a) will bake (b) baked (c) has baked (d) bakes
33. 33.He did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) played
34. 34.He did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builds (b) building (c) built (d) build
35. 35.She did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
36. 36.___ Myra wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
37. 37.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swimming
38. 38.She ___ the match last Sunday. (a) winned (b) wins (c) won (d) will win
39. 39.___ I clap for the team last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
40. 40.They did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) washed (c) washing (d) wash

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