Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 457 · 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.___ I build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
2. 2.They ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) have cooked (c) will cook (d) cook
3. 3.My friends ___ the train in 2023. (a) will take (b) taked (c) take (d) took
4. 4.Aditya did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sang (d) sing
5. 5.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) gone (c) goed (d) went
6. 6.My brother ___ rice yesterday. (a) will cook (b) cooks (c) has cooked (d) cooked
7. 7.We ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) will build (b) build (c) builded (d) built
8. 8.She did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plants (b) planted (c) plant (d) planting
9. 9.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
10. 10.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wore (c) weared (d) wearing
11. 11.___ she throw the ball in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
12. 12.I ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) will speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speak
13. 13.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
14. 14.We ___ a tree in 2023. (a) have climbed (b) climbed (c) climb (d) will climb
15. 15.My brother ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) has baked (b) bakes (c) will bake (d) baked
16. 16.Aarav did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogging (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) jog
17. 17.Diya ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) will eat (b) ate (c) eated (d) eats
18. 18.___ Neel fly a kite two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
19. 19.He ___ the bag last week. (a) carries (b) carried (c) will carry (d) has carried
20. 20.I did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flew (b) flies (c) flying (d) fly
21. 21.___ they buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
22. 22.___ he write a letter yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
23. 23.We ___ the ball last week. (a) threw (b) throwed (c) will throw (d) throw
24. 24.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
25. 25.My sister ___ cricket two days ago. (a) has played (b) played (c) plays (d) will play
26. 26.___ my brother send a message in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
27. 27.Isha ___ tea last Sunday. (a) made (b) makes (c) maked (d) will make
28. 28.___ Sneha catch the ball yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
29. 29.___ they climb a tree last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
30. 30.Omkar did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jog (d) jogging
31. 31.___ I go to school two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
32. 32.My cousins did not ___ the ball last week. (a) catches (b) catching (c) caught (d) catch
33. 33.___ we send a message in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
34. 34.Yash ___ in the park in 2023. (a) will run (b) ran (c) runned (d) runs
35. 35.I ___ lunch yesterday. (a) will bring (b) brought (c) bringed (d) bring
36. 36.We ___ a mango two days ago. (a) will eat (b) eat (c) eated (d) ate
37. 37.___ we help Grandma last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
38. 38.Aditya ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writes (b) writed (c) wrote (d) will write
39. 39.___ my sister tell a story last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
40. 40.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) wrote (d) writing

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