Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 349 · 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 “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
2. 2.___ Diya wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
3. 3.I ___ the dog two days ago. (a) fed (b) feed (c) will feed (d) feeded
4. 4.My sister ___ the match last Sunday. (a) will win (b) wins (c) won (d) winned
5. 5.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
6. 6.You did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) clean
7. 7.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) running (c) run (d) runned
8. 8.___ Arjun buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
9. 9.___ they bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
10. 10.They ___ the match last week. (a) win (b) will win (c) won (d) winned
11. 11.___ my brother plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
12. 12.He did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) plays (b) played (c) play (d) playing
13. 13.My brother ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builded (b) built (c) will build (d) builds
14. 14.Kunal ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) will wash (b) washes (c) washed (d) has washed
15. 15.My friends did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dances (b) dance (c) danced (d) dancing
16. 16.___ my brother speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
17. 17.We did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watched
18. 18.They ___ milk last Sunday. (a) will drink (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drink
19. 19.We ___ milk yesterday. (a) will drink (b) drinked (c) drink (d) drank
20. 20.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) throwed (d) threw
21. 21.You did not ___ a tree last week. (a) planting (b) plant (c) planted (d) plants
22. 22.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) going (c) goed (d) gone
23. 23.___ they catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
24. 24.Aarav did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carry (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carries
25. 25.My parents ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writed (b) write (c) wrote (d) will write
26. 26.___ she plant a tree last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
27. 27.You ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) spoke (b) will speak (c) speak (d) speaked
28. 28.Aditya did not ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sang (d) sing
29. 29.___ Dev go to school in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
30. 30.Pooja ___ the match last week. (a) winned (b) won (c) wins (d) will win
31. 31.My brother ___ a letter last week. (a) writed (b) writes (c) will write (d) wrote
32. 32.___ Diya write a letter yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
33. 33.___ Ishaan clean the room yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
34. 34.Riya did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleaning
35. 35.___ we make tea in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
36. 36.___ you win the match last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
37. 37.He ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) has studied (c) studies (d) will study
38. 38.Vivaan ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buys (b) buyed (c) bought (d) will buy
39. 39.You did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) caught
40. 40.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flown (c) flyed (d) flying

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