Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 414 · 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.The children ___ cricket yesterday. (a) have played (b) play (c) played (d) will play
2. 2.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drunk (d) drank
3. 3.___ Rahul win the match last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
4. 4.___ we study science yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
5. 5.We did not ___ a song last week. (a) sang (b) singing (c) sings (d) sing
6. 6.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
7. 7.They ___ vegetables last week. (a) buy (b) will buy (c) bought (d) buyed
8. 8.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) ran (c) run (d) running
9. 9.She ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) builded (b) builds (c) will build (d) built
10. 10.You did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) told (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
11. 11.Saanvi ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carries (b) carried (c) will carry (d) has carried
12. 12.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rided
13. 13.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) goed (c) went (d) going
14. 14.___ I jog in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
15. 15.___ she play cricket yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
16. 16.You ___ the match yesterday. (a) win (b) will win (c) winned (d) won
17. 17.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
18. 18.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swam
19. 19.___ Ananya study science yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
20. 20.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
21. 21.___ Isha swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
22. 22.The children did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) fed
23. 23.___ my parents sing a song in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
24. 24.___ he play cricket last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
25. 25.You ___ the room yesterday. (a) clean (b) have cleaned (c) cleaned (d) will clean
26. 26.You ___ the ball last week. (a) catched (b) catch (c) will catch (d) caught
27. 27.I ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wear (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wore
28. 28.They did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
29. 29.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
30. 30.___ Rahul plant a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
31. 31.___ he eat a mango in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
32. 32.___ Dev play cricket last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.Dev ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eats (b) will eat (c) eated (d) ate
34. 34.___ I bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
35. 35.I ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) will help (b) help (c) helped (d) have helped
36. 36.___ the students jog in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
37. 37.___ the children clap for the team yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
38. 38.___ my brother drink milk last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
39. 39.She ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wears (b) will wear (c) weared (d) wore
40. 40.The students ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eat (b) ate (c) will eat (d) eated

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