Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 493 · 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.She ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washes (d) washed
2. 2.___ he ride a bicycle last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
3. 3.He ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drawed (b) draws (c) will draw (d) drew
4. 4.She did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
5. 5.Arjun ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brought (b) brings (c) bringed (d) will bring
6. 6.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
7. 7.Aisha did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbed
8. 8.My sister did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) help (b) helping (c) helped (d) helps
9. 9.He ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builds (b) will build (c) builded (d) built
10. 10.We ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eat (b) eated (c) ate (d) will eat
11. 11.___ I go to school last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
12. 12.My friends did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) wins (b) win (c) winning (d) won
13. 13.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
14. 14.I ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) have danced (d) dance
15. 15.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) spoken
16. 16.My brother did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw (d) drew
17. 17.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) running (d) ran
18. 18.___ my brother cook rice last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
19. 19.My sister did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) run (b) running (c) ran (d) runs
20. 20.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
21. 21.He did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drawing (b) drew (c) draws (d) draw
22. 22.You did not ___ a letter last week. (a) writes (b) write (c) writing (d) wrote
23. 23.We did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buying (b) buys (c) buy (d) bought
24. 24.___ the children climb a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
25. 25.___ my brother play cricket two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
26. 26.Diya ___ the match yesterday. (a) winned (b) wins (c) won (d) will win
27. 27.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
28. 28.I ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) will speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speak
29. 29.Zoya ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) will build (b) builds (c) built (d) builded
30. 30.___ my sister clean the room in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
31. 31.___ Omkar carry the bag two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
32. 32.___ my brother jog in the park last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
33. 33.Isha ___ the bag two days ago. (a) has carried (b) carries (c) will carry (d) carried
34. 34.We did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swam
35. 35.They ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbed (b) climb (c) will climb (d) have climbed
36. 36.___ they play cricket two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
37. 37.___ we win the match two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.He did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flying (d) flew
39. 39.He ___ the train yesterday. (a) will take (b) took (c) takes (d) taked
40. 40.I ___ to school last Sunday. (a) go (b) goed (c) went (d) will go

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