Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 357 · 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 ___ a cake in 2023. (a) has baked (b) will bake (c) baked (d) bakes
2. 2.He did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) wins (b) winning (c) won (d) win
3. 3.Aisha did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) running (b) run (c) ran (d) runs
4. 4.Ira did not ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) ate
5. 5.___ he plant a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
6. 6.___ I wash the dishes last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
7. 7.The children ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builded (b) built (c) will build (d) build
8. 8.___ they feed the dog in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
9. 9.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speaked
10. 10.___ we make tea last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
11. 11.We did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogging (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) jog
12. 12.___ you swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
13. 13.___ they send a message yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
14. 14.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) taking (d) took
15. 15.___ my brother throw the ball in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
16. 16.My friends ___ a cartoon last week. (a) will watch (b) watched (c) have watched (d) watch
17. 17.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) worn (c) wore (d) wearing
18. 18.The children did not ___ milk last week. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) drank (d) drinks
19. 19.We did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washing (b) washed (c) wash (d) washes
20. 20.My friends ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sent (b) will send (c) send (d) sended
21. 21.I did not ___ a message last week. (a) sends (b) sent (c) send (d) sending
22. 22.___ Isha wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
23. 23.He did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catch (d) catching
24. 24.___ my brother swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
25. 25.My brother ___ in the park last week. (a) has jogged (b) will jog (c) jogged (d) jogs
26. 26.The students ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) will speak
27. 27.I ___ tea two days ago. (a) will make (b) made (c) make (d) maked
28. 28.I ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) have danced (d) dance
29. 29.She ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) has planted (c) planted (d) will plant
30. 30.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) writed (c) wrote (d) written
31. 31.I ___ the room in 2023. (a) have cleaned (b) will clean (c) clean (d) cleaned
32. 32.We did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) win (b) wins (c) won (d) winning
33. 33.Yash ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helped (b) has helped (c) helps (d) will help
34. 34.He ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watches (b) will watch (c) has watched (d) watched
35. 35.Kunal did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) build (b) building (c) builds (d) built
36. 36.___ Meera help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
37. 37.___ you make tea yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
38. 38.My brother ___ the match two days ago. (a) won (b) wins (c) will win (d) winned
39. 39.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drunk (d) drinking
40. 40.___ we draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was

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