Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 369 · 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 ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) will clean (d) cleans
2. 2.They ___ a story in 2023. (a) tell (b) telled (c) will tell (d) told
3. 3.He did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helped (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
4. 4.You ___ cricket in 2023. (a) play (b) have played (c) played (d) will play
5. 5.___ Dev make tea last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
6. 6.You did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) took (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
7. 7.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) taked (d) took
8. 8.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eated (c) ate (d) eating
9. 9.My parents did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speak
10. 10.My parents ___ a story last week. (a) tell (b) telled (c) told (d) will tell
11. 11.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
12. 12.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) wrote (d) writing
13. 13.Isha ___ to school in 2023. (a) goes (b) went (c) will go (d) goed
14. 14.___ we speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
15. 15.___ they dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
16. 16.They ___ a story last Sunday. (a) telled (b) will tell (c) tell (d) told
17. 17.He ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) has planted (c) plants (d) will plant
18. 18.___ we dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
19. 19.Priya did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) throw (d) threw
20. 20.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drinked
21. 21.My brother ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) will wash (c) washed (d) has washed
22. 22.He ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) will swim (d) swims
23. 23.They did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carried
24. 24.___ the students make tea in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
25. 25.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swum
26. 26.I did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) fed (d) feed
27. 27.I ___ cricket last week. (a) have played (b) played (c) play (d) will play
28. 28.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flown
29. 29.___ my brother write a letter in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
30. 30.___ she study science in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
31. 31.I did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) riding (b) rides (c) rode (d) ride
32. 32.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) went (c) goed (d) gone
33. 33.___ Tara climb a tree last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
34. 34.Rahul ___ cricket in 2023. (a) has played (b) played (c) plays (d) will play
35. 35.___ Pooja draw a picture two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
36. 36.She ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will jog (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) has jogged
37. 37.___ I make tea in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
38. 38.___ my sister help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
39. 39.___ we feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
40. 40.My friends ___ rice last week. (a) cooked (b) have cooked (c) cook (d) will cook

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