Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 358 · 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.___ she tell a story last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
2. 2.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) wearing (c) worn (d) weared
3. 3.___ Kunal bring lunch yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
4. 4.Aisha did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) speak (d) spoke
5. 5.___ Riya play cricket in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
6. 6.___ Kabir play cricket last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
7. 7.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) took (c) taken (d) taked
8. 8.I ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) dance (d) have danced
9. 9.She ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) will tell (c) telled (d) tells
10. 10.Ananya ___ science in 2023. (a) will study (b) has studied (c) studies (d) studied
11. 11.___ my brother play cricket yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
12. 12.You ___ the bag in 2023. (a) have carried (b) carried (c) will carry (d) carry
13. 13.Aditya ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sings (b) will sing (c) sang (d) has sung
14. 14.___ I bake a cake last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
15. 15.He did not ___ a picture two days ago. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) drew
16. 16.___ I win the match two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
17. 17.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
18. 18.___ they fly a kite in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
19. 19.They ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) build (b) will build (c) built (d) builded
20. 20.He did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baked (d) baking
21. 21.The students did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
22. 22.They did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding (d) fed
23. 23.My friends ___ cricket in 2023. (a) play (b) have played (c) played (d) will play
24. 24.He did not ___ the ball last week. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) caught
25. 25.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) running (d) ran
26. 26.They ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speak (b) will speak (c) speaked (d) spoke
27. 27.___ she bring lunch in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
28. 28.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) gone (c) goed (d) went
29. 29.Ananya did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) helping (c) help (d) helps
30. 30.The students did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buys (d) buying
31. 31.___ I draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
32. 32.___ we clean the room two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
33. 33.He ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) has planted (b) will plant (c) planted (d) plants
34. 34.Kabir ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) will run (b) runs (c) ran (d) runned
35. 35.Dev did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feeds (b) fed (c) feed (d) feeding
36. 36.___ my brother ride a bicycle last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
37. 37.I did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drink
38. 38.___ I swim in the pool last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
39. 39.She ___ the train two days ago. (a) will take (b) taked (c) took (d) takes
40. 40.The students ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throwed (b) threw (c) throw (d) will throw

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