Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 420 · 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 win the match yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
2. 2.___ my sister send a message yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
3. 3.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) running (d) ran
4. 4.We ___ a message yesterday. (a) sended (b) sent (c) will send (d) send
5. 5.My sister ___ a tree last week. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) plants (d) has planted
6. 6.You ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bake (b) will bake (c) baked (d) have baked
7. 7.I ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) will cook (d) have cooked
8. 8.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) writing (d) wrote
9. 9.Riya ___ science yesterday. (a) has studied (b) studies (c) will study (d) studied
10. 10.___ we cook rice two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
11. 11.You did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) built (b) build (c) builds (d) building
12. 12.My cousins did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) sent (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
13. 13.___ Rohan write a letter two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
14. 14.___ we help Grandma in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
15. 15.My sister ___ lunch two days ago. (a) brings (b) brought (c) bringed (d) will bring
16. 16.My friends did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) riding (b) rode (c) ride (d) rides
17. 17.My sister did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears (d) wore
18. 18.The children did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brings (b) bring (c) brought (d) bringing
19. 19.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) ate (c) eating (d) eated
20. 20.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drinked (d) drank
21. 21.They did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
22. 22.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
23. 23.___ she take the train in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.___ we plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
25. 25.___ my sister go to school in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
26. 26.He ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watches (b) will watch (c) has watched (d) watched
27. 27.She did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) washed (c) washing (d) wash
28. 28.I ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planted (b) have planted (c) plant (d) will plant
29. 29.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
30. 30.My brother did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sent (b) sending (c) sends (d) send
31. 31.He ___ a song yesterday. (a) sings (b) sang (c) will sing (d) has sung
32. 32.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
33. 33.We ___ a story yesterday. (a) will tell (b) tell (c) told (d) telled
34. 34.___ I play cricket yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
35. 35.Sneha ___ a tree last week. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) has planted (d) plants
36. 36.Manav did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) take (b) taking (c) took (d) takes
37. 37.___ she tell a story yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.___ he eat a mango last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
39. 39.___ Manav clean the room last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
40. 40.___ you dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did

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