Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 385 · 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 ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rode (b) rides (c) will ride (d) rided
2. 2.We did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rode (d) rides
3. 3.I ___ to school in 2023. (a) go (b) goed (c) will go (d) went
4. 4.They ___ for the team last week. (a) clapped (b) will clap (c) have clapped (d) clap
5. 5.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taking (c) taked (d) taken
6. 6.___ I feed the dog yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
7. 7.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
8. 8.They ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) will watch (c) watched (d) have watched
9. 9.___ we build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
10. 10.___ Aditya plant a tree in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
11. 11.___ we bake a cake yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
12. 12.My cousins did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swims (b) swam (c) swim (d) swimming
13. 13.You did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buying (d) buys
14. 14.You ___ a picture yesterday. (a) draw (b) will draw (c) drew (d) drawed
15. 15.We ___ a cap last week. (a) will wear (b) weared (c) wore (d) wear
16. 16.___ he play cricket in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
17. 17.___ he help Grandma two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
18. 18.I ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaked (b) will speak (c) speak (d) spoke
19. 19.Karan ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tells (b) told (c) will tell (d) telled
20. 20.My cousins did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) building (b) build (c) builds (d) built
21. 21.___ he clap for the team last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
22. 22.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) gone (d) going
23. 23.She ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) will help (b) has helped (c) helped (d) helps
24. 24.You ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) will watch (b) watched (c) have watched (d) watch
25. 25.___ I bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
26. 26.My sister ___ to school in 2023. (a) will go (b) went (c) goes (d) goed
27. 27.We did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buys (d) buying
28. 28.___ they cook rice in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
29. 29.The students did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) took (b) taking (c) take (d) takes
30. 30.___ she play cricket yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
31. 31.My brother ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washed (b) washes (c) has washed (d) will wash
32. 32.___ Nisha cook rice last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
33. 33.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swimmed (d) swam
34. 34.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
35. 35.Tara did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapped
36. 36.Rahul did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) took
37. 37.We ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clap (b) clapped (c) will clap (d) have clapped
38. 38.The students ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaked (b) will speak (c) spoke (d) speak
39. 39.She did not ___ cricket last week. (a) plays (b) play (c) played (d) playing
40. 40.You ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catched (b) caught (c) catch (d) will catch

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