Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 412 · 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.Yash ___ to school two days ago. (a) goes (b) goed (c) went (d) will go
2. 2.Meera ___ Grandma last week. (a) has helped (b) helped (c) helps (d) will help
3. 3.She did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
4. 4.I did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dance
5. 5.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
6. 6.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
7. 7.___ I build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
8. 8.___ Dev bring lunch two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
9. 9.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writing (c) written (d) writed
10. 10.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) speaking (d) spoke
11. 11.I did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) plays (b) playing (c) played (d) play
12. 12.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) ate (d) eating
13. 13.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) rided (c) rode (d) riding
14. 14.___ he clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
15. 15.I ___ a picture last week. (a) will draw (b) drew (c) draw (d) drawed
16. 16.You did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planting (b) plants (c) planted (d) plant
17. 17.___ she dance on the stage last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
18. 18.___ I speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
19. 19.We ___ the dog last week. (a) feeded (b) fed (c) will feed (d) feed
20. 20.My friends did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) caught (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
21. 21.He ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) will dance (b) has danced (c) dances (d) danced
22. 22.She ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeded (b) will feed (c) feeds (d) fed
23. 23.She ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) has helped (b) will help (c) helps (d) helped
24. 24.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
25. 25.Ananya did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feed (b) fed (c) feeds (d) feeding
26. 26.You ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) will cook (d) have cooked
27. 27.___ I bake a cake yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
28. 28.___ she throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
29. 29.___ they win the match last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
30. 30.They did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) caught (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
31. 31.___ she plant a tree yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
32. 32.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
33. 33.She ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbed (b) has climbed (c) will climb (d) climbs
34. 34.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
35. 35.She did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brings (d) brought
36. 36.___ I go to school in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
37. 37.___ they send a message last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
38. 38.They ___ tea last Sunday. (a) will make (b) make (c) maked (d) made
39. 39.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drawing (d) drew
40. 40.___ I wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does

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