Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 445 · 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.My sister ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) has danced (b) will dance (c) danced (d) dances
2. 2.I ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runned (b) run (c) ran (d) will run
3. 3.The students ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) have watched (b) watched (c) will watch (d) watch
4. 4.The students did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dances
5. 5.___ she run in the park yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
6. 6.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
7. 7.___ he speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
8. 8.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drew (c) drawn (d) drawing
9. 9.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swam
10. 10.You ___ cricket yesterday. (a) play (b) have played (c) played (d) will play
11. 11.___ we study science two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
12. 12.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) riding (c) rided (d) rode
13. 13.You ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) have helped (b) help (c) will help (d) helped
14. 14.You ___ a song yesterday. (a) sing (b) have sung (c) sang (d) will sing
15. 15.___ she take the train yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
16. 16.Rahul did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washes (b) washed (c) wash (d) washing
17. 17.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) writing (d) written
18. 18.My brother did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builds (b) built (c) build (d) building
19. 19.We ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clapped (b) clap (c) will clap (d) have clapped
20. 20.___ he climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
21. 21.I did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cooking (d) cook
22. 22.You ___ a cake two days ago. (a) will bake (b) bake (c) have baked (d) baked
23. 23.Isha did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) cooked
24. 24.They did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watched (d) watches
25. 25.I ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swim
26. 26.___ they bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
27. 27.He did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studying (b) studies (c) studied (d) study
28. 28.___ Rohan plant a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
29. 29.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
30. 30.She ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eats (b) will eat (c) eated (d) ate
31. 31.___ they drink milk last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
32. 32.They did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) flew
33. 33.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drunk (d) drinking
34. 34.He did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swim
35. 35.Saanvi ___ tea last week. (a) will make (b) makes (c) made (d) maked
36. 36.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eating (c) eaten (d) ate
37. 37.We did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) spoke (d) speak
38. 38.___ he tell a story yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
39. 39.Kunal ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) will plant (b) has planted (c) plants (d) planted
40. 40.___ we buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did

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