Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 471 · 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 did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) plays (b) played (c) play (d) playing
2. 2.___ you wear a cap two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
3. 3.___ Vivaan plant a tree in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
4. 4.They ___ the dog yesterday. (a) fed (b) feed (c) feeded (d) will feed
5. 5.Tara ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brings (b) brought (c) will bring (d) bringed
6. 6.I ___ for the team last week. (a) will clap (b) have clapped (c) clap (d) clapped
7. 7.Dev did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
8. 8.___ Isha write a letter last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
9. 9.You did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plants (b) planting (c) planted (d) plant
10. 10.You did not ___ a song last week. (a) sang (b) sings (c) singing (d) sing
11. 11.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
12. 12.The children did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) planted
13. 13.___ my cousins study science in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
14. 14.___ I fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
15. 15.Kavya ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleans (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) has cleaned
16. 16.I did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tell (b) told (c) telling (d) tells
17. 17.Rohan ___ a song yesterday. (a) sang (b) sings (c) will sing (d) has sung
18. 18.I ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) will speak
19. 19.We ___ in the park two days ago. (a) runned (b) ran (c) will run (d) run
20. 20.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
21. 21.___ I tell a story yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
22. 22.She ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) will build (b) builded (c) builds (d) built
23. 23.You did not ___ the ball last week. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) caught
24. 24.My brother did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watched (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
25. 25.We ___ science last Sunday. (a) study (b) have studied (c) studied (d) will study
26. 26.I did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants (d) planted
27. 27.Tara did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helped (b) help (c) helps (d) helping
28. 28.My sister ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writed (b) writes (c) wrote (d) will write
29. 29.Diya ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) will wash (c) washed (d) has washed
30. 30.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
31. 31.___ my sister eat a mango in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
32. 32.They did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throw (d) throwing
33. 33.My parents ___ a song in 2023. (a) sang (b) sing (c) will sing (d) have sung
34. 34.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) going (c) gone (d) goed
35. 35.___ we bake a cake yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
36. 36.___ I go to school in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
37. 37.I ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bring (d) will bring
38. 38.He ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) has washed (c) washes (d) will wash
39. 39.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
40. 40.They did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) building (b) built (c) builds (d) build

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