Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 500 · 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.He ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) will dance (b) dances (c) danced (d) has danced
2. 2.Yash ___ tea last Sunday. (a) made (b) makes (c) will make (d) maked
3. 3.___ we build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
4. 4.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
5. 5.___ he catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
6. 6.You did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carries (d) carry
7. 7.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
8. 8.I ___ tea two days ago. (a) will make (b) make (c) made (d) maked
9. 9.Arjun ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) has played (b) will play (c) plays (d) played
10. 10.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
11. 11.We ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wear (b) wore (c) will wear (d) weared
12. 12.___ they bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
13. 13.Aisha ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) will climb (b) has climbed (c) climbed (d) climbs
14. 14.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drawed (d) drew
15. 15.___ my brother write a letter last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
16. 16.You did not ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) drew (d) draw
17. 17.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) going (c) went (d) gone
18. 18.My parents did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooked (d) cooking
19. 19.He did not ___ a letter last week. (a) writes (b) wrote (c) writing (d) write
20. 20.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) running (c) ran (d) runned
21. 21.___ Manav clap for the team in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
22. 22.You ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) will build (b) builded (c) built (d) build
23. 23.My sister did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dances (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dance
24. 24.___ you help Grandma in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
25. 25.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
26. 26.You did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washed (d) washes
27. 27.The children did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) making (b) make (c) makes (d) made
28. 28.Rohan ___ the dishes last week. (a) has washed (b) will wash (c) washes (d) washed
29. 29.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) ridden (c) rided (d) rode
30. 30.He did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dances (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dance
31. 31.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swimmed (d) swum
32. 32.___ he play cricket in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
33. 33.They ___ the room yesterday. (a) have cleaned (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) will clean
34. 34.They did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buys (b) buying (c) bought (d) buy
35. 35.___ Kavya carry the bag two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.We did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) winning (b) win (c) wins (d) won
37. 37.You ___ for the team last week. (a) have clapped (b) clapped (c) clap (d) will clap
38. 38.Aarav ___ tea in 2023. (a) maked (b) made (c) will make (d) makes
39. 39.I ___ milk yesterday. (a) drink (b) will drink (c) drank (d) drinked
40. 40.___ they drink milk in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do

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