Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 403 · 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.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
2. 2.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
3. 3.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) spoken
4. 4.My cousins did not ___ a letter last week. (a) write (b) writes (c) writing (d) wrote
5. 5.My cousins ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plant (b) will plant (c) planted (d) have planted
6. 6.She did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sends (b) sent (c) sending (d) send
7. 7.___ Vivaan catch the ball in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
8. 8.My brother did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
9. 9.___ Ira play cricket yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
10. 10.___ we draw a picture two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
11. 11.Nisha ___ a letter last week. (a) will write (b) wrote (c) writed (d) writes
12. 12.He ___ a story last Sunday. (a) telled (b) will tell (c) told (d) tells
13. 13.___ my sister draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
14. 14.I ___ a song two days ago. (a) sing (b) have sung (c) sang (d) will sing
15. 15.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drunk
16. 16.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flying (c) flyed (d) flew
17. 17.Aisha ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) has danced (b) danced (c) dances (d) will dance
18. 18.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
19. 19.___ she clean the room in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
20. 20.We ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) built (b) builded (c) build (d) will build
21. 21.Vivaan did not ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) wrote
22. 22.They did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) speak
23. 23.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
24. 24.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taken (c) taking (d) took
25. 25.We ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bring (d) will bring
26. 26.They ___ a song in 2023. (a) have sung (b) sang (c) will sing (d) sing
27. 27.My brother did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) build (b) built (c) builds (d) building
28. 28.___ he drink milk yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
29. 29.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
30. 30.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) have planted (d) plant
31. 31.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drew (d) drawing
32. 32.My brother ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinked (b) will drink (c) drank (d) drinks
33. 33.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
34. 34.He did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drank
35. 35.They did not ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sang (b) sings (c) singing (d) sing
36. 36.He ___ the match last week. (a) winned (b) won (c) wins (d) will win
37. 37.___ we ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
38. 38.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) ate (c) eating (d) eated
39. 39.You ___ a mango last week. (a) eat (b) eated (c) ate (d) will eat
40. 40.___ you play cricket yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did

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