Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 452 · 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 did not ___ the ball last week. (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throw (d) throws
2. 2.They ___ the match last Sunday. (a) will win (b) winned (c) win (d) won
3. 3.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
4. 4.___ the students take the train yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
5. 5.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
6. 6.You ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) have clapped (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) clap
7. 7.They ___ in the park last week. (a) jog (b) have jogged (c) jogged (d) will jog
8. 8.Dev did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sent (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
9. 9.___ Diya study science last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
10. 10.___ my friends throw the ball in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
11. 11.We ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sing (b) sang (c) will sing (d) have sung
12. 12.I ___ on the stage last week. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) dance (d) have danced
13. 13.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
14. 14.Kavya did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) sing (b) sang (c) singing (d) sings
15. 15.They ___ the ball two days ago. (a) will catch (b) catch (c) catched (d) caught
16. 16.___ Vivaan jog in the park last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
17. 17.Kabir did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) speaks (d) spoke
18. 18.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) took (c) taken (d) taked
19. 19.___ she throw the ball two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
20. 20.He ___ a cake in 2023. (a) baked (b) has baked (c) bakes (d) will bake
21. 21.___ you draw a picture yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
22. 22.My parents ___ a story last Sunday. (a) told (b) will tell (c) tell (d) telled
23. 23.Karan did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) ran (b) runs (c) running (d) run
24. 24.She did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance
25. 25.He ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rided (b) rides (c) rode (d) will ride
26. 26.___ I play cricket last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
27. 27.I did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clapped (d) clap
28. 28.___ they write a letter last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
29. 29.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drunk
30. 30.___ my sister wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
31. 31.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) went (c) goed (d) gone
32. 32.Pooja did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catching (d) catch
33. 33.___ my sister wear a cap two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
34. 34.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wore (c) weared (d) wearing
35. 35.My sister did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooked
36. 36.Isha did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helped (b) helping (c) helps (d) help
37. 37.___ they sing a song last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
38. 38.Kabir did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) going (b) go (c) goes (d) went
39. 39.___ my brother help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
40. 40.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) writing (d) written

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