Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 467 · 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 did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) plays (b) played (c) playing (d) play
2. 2.Kabir ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) runs (b) will run (c) runned (d) ran
3. 3.She ___ the bag two days ago. (a) has carried (b) carries (c) carried (d) will carry
4. 4.Ishaan did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builds (b) build (c) built (d) building
5. 5.You ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) have jogged (b) jogged (c) jog (d) will jog
6. 6.You did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brought (d) brings
7. 7.I did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tells (b) told (c) tell (d) telling
8. 8.Rohan ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) weared (b) wore (c) wears (d) will wear
9. 9.He ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swims (d) swam
10. 10.Karan did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) sings (b) sing (c) sang (d) singing
11. 11.They did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speak
12. 12.___ you catch the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
13. 13.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
14. 14.You ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) have cooked (d) will cook
15. 15.I ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) will watch (b) have watched (c) watch (d) watched
16. 16.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaking (c) speaked (d) spoke
17. 17.My brother did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) brought (d) bring
18. 18.___ you throw the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
19. 19.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
20. 20.___ he go to school two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) throwed (d) threw
22. 22.She ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tells (b) telled (c) told (d) will tell
23. 23.He did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) write (b) writing (c) wrote (d) writes
24. 24.___ Kabir climb a tree in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
25. 25.You ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) have watched (b) watched (c) will watch (d) watch
26. 26.___ you carry the bag two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
27. 27.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
28. 28.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) taked (d) took
29. 29.My friends ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) will watch (b) watched (c) have watched (d) watch
30. 30.I ___ a letter yesterday. (a) will write (b) writed (c) wrote (d) write
31. 31.You ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drink (d) will drink
32. 32.___ Arjun drink milk last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
33. 33.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
34. 34.My sister ___ a cake two days ago. (a) bakes (b) baked (c) will bake (d) has baked
35. 35.___ he play cricket last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
36. 36.___ he help Grandma two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
37. 37.He ___ to school last week. (a) will go (b) goed (c) went (d) goes
38. 38.Saanvi ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) will help (c) helps (d) has helped
39. 39.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
40. 40.Arjun did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rode (b) ride (c) rides (d) riding

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