Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 36 · 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.Arjun ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brings (b) bringed (c) will bring (d) brought
2. 2.I ___ rice two days ago. (a) will cook (b) have cooked (c) cooked (d) cook
3. 3.You did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buying (b) buys (c) buy (d) bought
4. 4.I ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swim (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) will swim
5. 5.Ananya ___ a story last week. (a) will tell (b) tells (c) told (d) telled
6. 6.I ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catch (b) catched (c) will catch (d) caught
7. 7.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) took (d) taken
8. 8.I did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch (d) watched
9. 9.___ I drink milk yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
10. 10.___ Kabir swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
11. 11.I ___ science in 2023. (a) have studied (b) will study (c) studied (d) study
12. 12.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoken (c) speaked (d) spoke
13. 13.___ we study science yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
14. 14.She did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) danced
15. 15.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawed
16. 16.I did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) wrote
17. 17.The students did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watch (b) watched (c) watches (d) watching
18. 18.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
19. 19.___ he bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
20. 20.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
21. 21.She did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) played
22. 22.Pooja ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) will help (b) helped (c) has helped (d) helps
23. 23.My sister did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooked (d) cooks
24. 24.She ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washes (b) will wash (c) washed (d) has washed
25. 25.Karan did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wears (b) wore (c) wearing (d) wear
26. 26.They ___ the train yesterday. (a) taked (b) took (c) take (d) will take
27. 27.My brother did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) played
28. 28.We ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dance (b) danced (c) have danced (d) will dance
29. 29.___ my sister clean the room last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
30. 30.Zoya ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rides (b) rided (c) will ride (d) rode
31. 31.My brother ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) will clap (b) clapped (c) claps (d) has clapped
32. 32.Saanvi did not ___ to school two days ago. (a) went (b) going (c) goes (d) go
33. 33.___ Kunal clean the room in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
34. 34.He did not ___ science last week. (a) studying (b) studies (c) studied (d) study
35. 35.___ he study science two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.He did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) told (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
37. 37.She ___ in the park last week. (a) jogged (b) will jog (c) jogs (d) has jogged
38. 38.She ___ milk yesterday. (a) will drink (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drinked
39. 39.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) going (c) goed (d) went
40. 40.___ Neel cook rice in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did

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