Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 371 · 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 ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buyed (b) buys (c) bought (d) will buy
2. 2.He ___ the train two days ago. (a) will take (b) taked (c) took (d) takes
3. 3.My sister did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) wrote
4. 4.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinked (c) drunk (d) drinking
5. 5.Kavya ___ a song yesterday. (a) has sung (b) will sing (c) sings (d) sang
6. 6.She ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rides (b) rided (c) rode (d) will ride
7. 7.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) writing (d) wrote
8. 8.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
9. 9.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) run (c) runned (d) ran
10. 10.My sister ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throwed (b) threw (c) throws (d) will throw
11. 11.My friends did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) drew (d) draw
12. 12.___ I run in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.My friends ___ the bag last week. (a) have carried (b) will carry (c) carried (d) carry
14. 14.They ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) will watch (b) have watched (c) watch (d) watched
15. 15.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swam (d) swimmed
16. 16.He ___ a cap two days ago. (a) weared (b) wore (c) wears (d) will wear
17. 17.Aarav ___ tea in 2023. (a) maked (b) makes (c) will make (d) made
18. 18.___ Manav catch the ball in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
19. 19.My brother ___ the room in 2023. (a) has cleaned (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) will clean
20. 20.I ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) wash (b) have washed (c) will wash (d) washed
21. 21.He did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helped (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
22. 22.I ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buy (d) will buy
23. 23.___ Kabir dance on the stage last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
24. 24.___ Vivaan catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
25. 25.Myra ___ science last Sunday. (a) studies (b) has studied (c) studied (d) will study
26. 26.Omkar ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builded (b) will build (c) built (d) builds
27. 27.We did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) throw (d) threw
28. 28.We ___ to school two days ago. (a) go (b) will go (c) went (d) goed
29. 29.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eated (c) ate (d) eaten
30. 30.She ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeded (b) feeds (c) will feed (d) fed
31. 31.___ the children cook rice yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
32. 32.I ___ a song last Sunday. (a) will sing (b) have sung (c) sing (d) sang
33. 33.___ we cook rice last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
34. 34.He did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) cleaning
35. 35.___ my parents tell a story in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.My sister did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eat (b) ate (c) eats (d) eating
37. 37.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
38. 38.He ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) will speak (d) speaked
39. 39.I ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rided (b) will ride (c) ride (d) rode
40. 40.Ananya ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaks (b) will speak (c) speaked (d) spoke

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