Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 364 · 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.I ___ a cake last week. (a) will bake (b) baked (c) have baked (d) bake
2. 2.He ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) telled (c) tells (d) will tell
3. 3.He did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helped (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
4. 4.We ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) have watched (b) will watch (c) watched (d) watch
5. 5.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) wrote (d) writing
6. 6.He did not ___ the match last week. (a) wins (b) winning (c) won (d) win
7. 7.We ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planted (b) have planted (c) plant (d) will plant
8. 8.___ I carry the bag last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
9. 9.___ we carry the bag yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
10. 10.My friends did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wearing (b) wore (c) wear (d) wears
11. 11.Aditya ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaks (b) will speak (c) speaked (d) spoke
12. 12.___ Dev win the match two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
13. 13.___ Rahul win the match two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
14. 14.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
15. 15.You did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
16. 16.They ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) have washed (b) will wash (c) wash (d) washed
17. 17.My cousins ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeded (b) feed (c) fed (d) will feed
18. 18.Karan ___ the train last week. (a) takes (b) will take (c) took (d) taked
19. 19.My brother ___ the match in 2023. (a) will win (b) wins (c) won (d) winned
20. 20.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
21. 21.My sister ___ tea last week. (a) made (b) maked (c) makes (d) will make
22. 22.I did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
23. 23.___ my cousins plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
24. 24.My brother did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jog
25. 25.She did not ___ milk last week. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drank
26. 26.He did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) baked
27. 27.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) running (d) ran
28. 28.___ you throw the ball in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
29. 29.We did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watch (d) watched
30. 30.Diya ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will plant (b) has planted (c) planted (d) plants
31. 31.I did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) takes (b) taking (c) took (d) take
32. 32.I ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eated (b) ate (c) eat (d) will eat
33. 33.___ they study science in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
34. 34.They did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) baking (b) baked (c) bakes (d) bake
35. 35.My cousins did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) ran (c) running (d) run
36. 36.___ they dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
37. 37.She ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swims (d) swam
38. 38.My brother ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) will build (b) built (c) builds (d) builded
39. 39.They did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) riding (b) rides (c) ride (d) rode
40. 40.Myra ___ the room yesterday. (a) has cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleans (d) cleaned

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