Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 47 · 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.You ___ a message two days ago. (a) will send (b) sent (c) send (d) sended
2. 2.I ___ to school in 2023. (a) will go (b) go (c) went (d) goed
3. 3.We ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) have washed (b) washed (c) will wash (d) wash
4. 4.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
5. 5.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
6. 6.He did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) singing (b) sang (c) sings (d) sing
7. 7.My brother did not ___ a tree last week. (a) plant (b) planting (c) planted (d) plants
8. 8.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drew (c) drawed (d) drawing
9. 9.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
10. 10.She ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swims (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) will swim
11. 11.My cousins ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) builded (b) build (c) built (d) will build
12. 12.You ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catch (b) catched (c) will catch (d) caught
13. 13.I did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) carried
14. 14.___ I wear a cap in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
15. 15.She ___ the train two days ago. (a) takes (b) taked (c) took (d) will take
16. 16.___ Diya build a sandcastle last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
17. 17.___ you cook rice in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
18. 18.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
19. 19.We ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dance (b) danced (c) will dance (d) have danced
20. 20.___ my friends go to school last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
21. 21.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) going (d) gone
22. 22.___ she make tea two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
23. 23.I ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feed (b) feeded (c) fed (d) will feed
24. 24.You ___ science last Sunday. (a) have studied (b) will study (c) study (d) studied
25. 25.You did not ___ for the team two days ago. (a) claps (b) clapped (c) clap (d) clapping
26. 26.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) spoken (d) speaked
27. 27.My sister ___ rice last week. (a) has cooked (b) will cook (c) cooks (d) cooked
28. 28.___ she ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
29. 29.___ Ananya swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
30. 30.___ my cousins send a message yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
31. 31.He did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) makes (b) making (c) make (d) made
32. 32.You did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
33. 33.___ she jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
34. 34.Ira ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builded (b) will build (c) builds (d) built
35. 35.___ my sister jog in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
36. 36.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) wrote (d) written
37. 37.Ananya ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runned (b) will run (c) ran (d) runs
38. 38.___ the students make tea two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
39. 39.He did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speaks (d) speak
40. 40.They ___ a message two days ago. (a) sent (b) will send (c) sended (d) send

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