Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 368 · 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.We ___ a cake yesterday. (a) will bake (b) bake (c) have baked (d) baked
2. 2.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinked (c) drinking (d) drank
3. 3.___ you cook rice in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
4. 4.I did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baked (b) bake (c) baking (d) bakes
5. 5.___ Priya carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
6. 6.My sister ___ the dog yesterday. (a) will feed (b) feeded (c) fed (d) feeds
7. 7.You ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) spoke (b) speaked (c) will speak (d) speak
8. 8.She ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builds (b) will build (c) builded (d) built
9. 9.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
10. 10.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwed (c) threw (d) thrown
11. 11.___ Rahul catch the ball two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
12. 12.You did not ___ milk last week. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink (d) drank
13. 13.He ___ cricket last week. (a) will play (b) has played (c) played (d) plays
14. 14.___ Yash cook rice last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
15. 15.My brother ___ to school in 2023. (a) will go (b) went (c) goes (d) goed
16. 16.He ___ cricket in 2023. (a) plays (b) will play (c) has played (d) played
17. 17.You did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) build (b) building (c) builds (d) built
18. 18.___ my friends carry the bag last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
19. 19.Manav ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaned (b) will clean (c) has cleaned (d) cleans
20. 20.She did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drink
21. 21.They ___ the dog last week. (a) fed (b) feed (c) feeded (d) will feed
22. 22.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
23. 23.___ you write a letter last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
24. 24.He did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) play (c) plays (d) playing
25. 25.___ my sister ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
26. 26.We ___ the ball in 2023. (a) will throw (b) throwed (c) throw (d) threw
27. 27.___ I sing a song last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
28. 28.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) spoke
29. 29.___ my friends throw the ball two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
30. 30.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
31. 31.We ___ a story last Sunday. (a) told (b) tell (c) will tell (d) telled
32. 32.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
33. 33.Kabir did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) climbing
34. 34.I did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carry (d) carrying
35. 35.___ we win the match last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
36. 36.___ they cook rice in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
37. 37.Kabir did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) building (b) builds (c) built (d) build
38. 38.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
39. 39.They ___ science last Sunday. (a) will study (b) studied (c) study (d) have studied
40. 40.___ she build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was

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