Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 42 · 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 “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speaked
2. 2.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
3. 3.My brother ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) weared (b) wears (c) wore (d) will wear
4. 4.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) goed (c) went (d) gone
5. 5.Nisha ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringed (b) brings (c) will bring (d) brought
6. 6.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
7. 7.___ we watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
8. 8.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
9. 9.We did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) build (b) built (c) building (d) builds
10. 10.___ Vivaan clean the room two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
11. 11.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
12. 12.They did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runs
13. 13.___ we bake a cake yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
14. 14.Yash did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plant (b) planting (c) planted (d) plants
15. 15.He did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swim
16. 16.___ my sister carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
17. 17.My friends did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helped (b) helping (c) helps (d) help
18. 18.My brother ___ to school yesterday. (a) goes (b) went (c) will go (d) goed
19. 19.___ she make tea yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
20. 20.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
21. 21.She ___ tea two days ago. (a) maked (b) made (c) makes (d) will make
22. 22.___ I drink milk in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
23. 23.I did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swam (d) swimming
24. 24.My friends did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) riding (b) rides (c) rode (d) ride
25. 25.___ Ira speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
26. 26.I ___ a mango last week. (a) will eat (b) eated (c) ate (d) eat
27. 27.I did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) cleaned
28. 28.She did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) sings (b) sing (c) singing (d) sang
29. 29.___ my cousins run in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
30. 30.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
31. 31.They did not ___ the ball last week. (a) threw (b) throw (c) throws (d) throwing
32. 32.___ Isha send a message last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
33. 33.Aarav did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buy (d) buying
34. 34.___ she write a letter last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
35. 35.He ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinks (b) drinked (c) will drink (d) drank
36. 36.She ___ lunch in 2023. (a) will bring (b) bringed (c) brought (d) brings
37. 37.You did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clapped
38. 38.Farhan did not ___ a cake last week. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) baked (d) bake
39. 39.___ he eat a mango yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
40. 40.My sister did not ___ science last week. (a) studies (b) studying (c) studied (d) study

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