Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 394 · 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 did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) taking (b) took (c) take (d) takes
2. 2.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) speaking (d) spoke
3. 3.___ I win the match last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
4. 4.The students did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooks
5. 5.They did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runs
6. 6.We ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carry (b) carried (c) will carry (d) have carried
7. 7.He ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) has studied (c) studied (d) will study
8. 8.I ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wore (b) wear (c) weared (d) will wear
9. 9.___ we clean the room in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
10. 10.He did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writing (b) write (c) writes (d) wrote
11. 11.She ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will plant (b) has planted (c) plants (d) planted
12. 12.___ she win the match yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
13. 13.He ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) will carry (b) has carried (c) carries (d) carried
14. 14.___ I speak Hindi last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
15. 15.Priya did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinks (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drink
16. 16.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawn
17. 17.She did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) bought
18. 18.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
19. 19.___ we buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
20. 20.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) wrote (c) writing (d) writed
21. 21.Diya did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) going (b) goes (c) went (d) go
22. 22.___ you cook rice two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
23. 23.___ Isha eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
24. 24.I ___ a bicycle last week. (a) ride (b) rided (c) rode (d) will ride
25. 25.We ___ the ball yesterday. (a) will catch (b) catch (c) catched (d) caught
26. 26.He ___ for the team last week. (a) has clapped (b) will clap (c) claps (d) clapped
27. 27.___ we take the train two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
28. 28.The students ___ a mango yesterday. (a) will eat (b) ate (c) eat (d) eated
29. 29.Diya ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buyed (b) bought (c) will buy (d) buys
30. 30.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) took (c) taked (d) taking
31. 31.Ishaan ___ the train last week. (a) took (b) taked (c) will take (d) takes
32. 32.___ he ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
33. 33.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
34. 34.Isha ___ science yesterday. (a) has studied (b) studies (c) studied (d) will study
35. 35.I ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bring (b) will bring (c) brought (d) bringed
36. 36.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) gone (d) going
37. 37.You did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cooking (d) cook
38. 38.We ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) will wash (b) wash (c) have washed (d) washed
39. 39.___ my sister feed the dog last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.___ we go to school last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do

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