Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 405 · 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 tell a story in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
2. 2.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) rode (d) riding
3. 3.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
4. 4.The students did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cook (d) cooking
5. 5.___ she drink milk last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
6. 6.___ we plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
7. 7.Sneha did not ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sing (b) sang (c) singing (d) sings
8. 8.My sister did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) throw
9. 9.We did not ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) telling (c) tell (d) tells
10. 10.My parents did not ___ to school two days ago. (a) went (b) going (c) go (d) goes
11. 11.___ we build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
12. 12.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eated (c) eaten (d) ate
13. 13.He did not ___ a song last week. (a) sing (b) sings (c) singing (d) sang
14. 14.Karan ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) will clean (d) has cleaned
15. 15.You did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) ate (b) eating (c) eat (d) eats
16. 16.Sneha did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) bring (d) brought
17. 17.___ you catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
18. 18.You did not ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writing (b) write (c) writes (d) wrote
19. 19.Ishaan did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) goes (b) going (c) go (d) went
20. 20.They did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helped (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
21. 21.Nisha ___ for the team last week. (a) claps (b) has clapped (c) will clap (d) clapped
22. 22.Aarav ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will catch (b) catches (c) catched (d) caught
23. 23.My friends ___ the bag in 2023. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) have carried (d) carry
24. 24.___ my brother climb a tree in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
25. 25.___ she wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
26. 26.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) took (d) taking
27. 27.He did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) threw (b) throw (c) throws (d) throwing
28. 28.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
29. 29.___ we study science yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
30. 30.___ they drink milk last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
31. 31.He did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooked (d) cooks
32. 32.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) wrote (c) writed (d) writing
33. 33.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
34. 34.___ he sing a song two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
35. 35.Pooja did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) going (b) goes (c) go (d) went
36. 36.___ she speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
37. 37.You ___ a song in 2023. (a) have sung (b) sing (c) will sing (d) sang
38. 38.My brother did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) cleaning
39. 39.Priya ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) has helped (c) will help (d) helps
40. 40.I ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) weared (b) will wear (c) wear (d) wore

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