Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 348 · 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 “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
2. 2.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) ate (c) eaten (d) eating
3. 3.She did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) cleaning (d) clean
4. 4.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) going (c) gone (d) goed
5. 5.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throwed (d) thrown
6. 6.I did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) wash (b) washed (c) washing (d) washes
7. 7.___ you clap for the team last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
8. 8.My friends did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) telling (b) tells (c) told (d) tell
9. 9.___ I watch a cartoon last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
10. 10.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runned
11. 11.He ___ a cake in 2023. (a) has baked (b) baked (c) will bake (d) bakes
12. 12.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
13. 13.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawed
14. 14.The children ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) will write (c) write (d) writed
15. 15.You did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) speaks (d) spoke
16. 16.She did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throw
17. 17.___ she plant a tree in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
18. 18.___ Manav build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
19. 19.You ___ the match last Sunday. (a) won (b) winned (c) win (d) will win
20. 20.___ Ananya ride a bicycle last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.We did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planted (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
22. 22.___ we climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
23. 23.Tara ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) will eat (b) eats (c) eated (d) ate
24. 24.My cousins ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) play (c) will play (d) have played
25. 25.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimming (c) swimmed (d) swam
26. 26.He did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runs
27. 27.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speaked (c) spoken (d) spoke
28. 28.Dev did not ___ the match last week. (a) winning (b) win (c) won (d) wins
29. 29.Rahul ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writes (b) writed (c) wrote (d) will write
30. 30.My sister did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eats (b) ate (c) eat (d) eating
31. 31.I ___ the dog last week. (a) feed (b) feeded (c) fed (d) will feed
32. 32.Riya ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) builded (b) will build (c) built (d) builds
33. 33.Vivaan did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) threw
34. 34.___ they make tea last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
35. 35.___ my brother feed the dog in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
36. 36.My cousins did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feed (b) fed (c) feeds (d) feeding
37. 37.___ Aarav wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
38. 38.He did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rode (b) ride (c) rides (d) riding
39. 39.You ___ tea yesterday. (a) maked (b) will make (c) made (d) make
40. 40.___ he plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do

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