Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 487 · 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 ___ Hindi last week. (a) will speak (b) spoke (c) speak (d) speaked
2. 2.___ they jog in the park two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
3. 3.Zoya did not ___ a tree last week. (a) plant (b) planted (c) plants (d) planting
4. 4.I ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rode (b) will ride (c) rided (d) ride
5. 5.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
6. 6.He ___ a story last Sunday. (a) will tell (b) tells (c) telled (d) told
7. 7.My brother did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flies (b) flew (c) flying (d) fly
8. 8.Aditya ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) will ride (b) rides (c) rided (d) rode
9. 9.My sister did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) danced (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
10. 10.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) took (d) taked
11. 11.We ___ a kite in 2023. (a) will fly (b) flyed (c) flew (d) fly
12. 12.He ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbs (b) has climbed (c) will climb (d) climbed
13. 13.I did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending (d) sent
14. 14.Arjun did not ___ a cake last week. (a) baked (b) bake (c) baking (d) bakes
15. 15.___ Aarav win the match yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
16. 16.My sister did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) ate (b) eat (c) eats (d) eating
17. 17.He ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) has washed (d) will wash
18. 18.___ we help Grandma last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
19. 19.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) going (c) went (d) goed
20. 20.___ she cook rice last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.___ we draw a picture last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
22. 22.You did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapped
23. 23.She did not ___ milk last week. (a) drank (b) drinking (c) drink (d) drinks
24. 24.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) writing (d) wrote
25. 25.He ___ a cap two days ago. (a) will wear (b) wears (c) wore (d) weared
26. 26.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eated (c) eating (d) eaten
27. 27.My friends ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) will go (c) go (d) goed
28. 28.Myra did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
29. 29.___ Riya clap for the team two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
30. 30.She ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) will help (c) has helped (d) helps
31. 31.She ___ cricket two days ago. (a) has played (b) played (c) plays (d) will play
32. 32.___ you wear a cap in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
33. 33.Saanvi did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
34. 34.___ he ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
35. 35.___ I win the match last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
36. 36.The students did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watched (d) watches
37. 37.___ you watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
38. 38.My cousins ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) have danced (d) dance
39. 39.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wore (c) wearing (d) weared
40. 40.They ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eat (b) will eat (c) ate (d) eated

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