Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 494 · 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.We ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) will build (b) build (c) built (d) builded
2. 2.Kavya did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaning (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) cleans
3. 3.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) took (c) taken (d) taked
4. 4.___ she clean the room last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
5. 5.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaking (c) speaked (d) spoke
6. 6.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
7. 7.They ___ on the stage last week. (a) will dance (b) dance (c) have danced (d) danced
8. 8.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
9. 9.He ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watches (b) will watch (c) watched (d) has watched
10. 10.My cousins ___ a picture last week. (a) drawed (b) will draw (c) draw (d) drew
11. 11.___ you cook rice in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
12. 12.___ Meera feed the dog last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
13. 13.We did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clap (b) clapped (c) clapping (d) claps
14. 14.He did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) won (b) win (c) wins (d) winning
15. 15.Dev ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) has washed (b) will wash (c) washes (d) washed
16. 16.Farhan ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) will bake (c) has baked (d) bakes
17. 17.___ we play cricket yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
18. 18.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
19. 19.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drawed (d) drew
20. 20.We ___ milk last week. (a) drink (b) will drink (c) drinked (d) drank
21. 21.Manav did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeds (b) fed (c) feeding (d) feed
22. 22.You did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) makes (b) made (c) making (d) make
23. 23.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
24. 24.She ___ the ball two days ago. (a) will catch (b) catched (c) catches (d) caught
25. 25.He did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sends (b) sent (c) sending (d) send
26. 26.I did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eats (b) ate (c) eating (d) eat
27. 27.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinked (c) drinking (d) drank
28. 28.I ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimmed (b) swim (c) swam (d) will swim
29. 29.She ___ a tree yesterday. (a) has planted (b) planted (c) plants (d) will plant
30. 30.I ___ tea in 2023. (a) will make (b) made (c) maked (d) make
31. 31.___ I fly a kite last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
32. 32.___ I tell a story in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
33. 33.They ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buy (d) will buy
34. 34.___ they play cricket last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
35. 35.Isha did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sent (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
36. 36.We ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rided (b) will ride (c) rode (d) ride
37. 37.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
38. 38.We did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watched
39. 39.___ you climb a tree two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
40. 40.She ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) has jogged (c) jogs (d) will jog

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