Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 502 · 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.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) running (c) ran (d) runned
2. 2.We ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) will wash (b) have washed (c) wash (d) washed
3. 3.I ___ a message last Sunday. (a) will send (b) sent (c) sended (d) send
4. 4.___ we take the train in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
5. 5.I ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writed (b) will write (c) write (d) wrote
6. 6.She did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eats (b) ate (c) eat (d) eating
7. 7.My brother ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bakes (b) will bake (c) baked (d) has baked
8. 8.She ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) will plant (c) plants (d) has planted
9. 9.Aditya ___ the dishes last week. (a) washes (b) has washed (c) washed (d) will wash
10. 10.We ___ for the team in 2023. (a) will clap (b) clap (c) have clapped (d) clapped
11. 11.She did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drinking
12. 12.We did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) ride (b) rides (c) rode (d) riding
13. 13.___ the children build a sandcastle last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
14. 14.We did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
15. 15.He did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drew (b) draw (c) draws (d) drawing
16. 16.My friends did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washing (b) washes (c) washed (d) wash
17. 17.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
18. 18.I ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flyed (d) will fly
19. 19.Aarav ___ a story two days ago. (a) tells (b) told (c) telled (d) will tell
20. 20.She did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) clapped (d) claps
21. 21.My brother ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) runned (b) will run (c) runs (d) ran
22. 22.Kunal ___ a song yesterday. (a) has sung (b) sings (c) sang (d) will sing
23. 23.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rode
24. 24.My sister ___ a mango in 2023. (a) will eat (b) eats (c) eated (d) ate
25. 25.___ he plant a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
26. 26.My sister did not ___ a mango last week. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eat (d) eating
27. 27.They ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swim (b) swimmed (c) will swim (d) swam
28. 28.___ we throw the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
29. 29.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flyed (c) flown (d) flying
30. 30.My sister ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) will climb (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) has climbed
31. 31.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
32. 32.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
33. 33.She did not ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swam (d) swims
34. 34.He did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catching (b) catch (c) caught (d) catches
35. 35.Vivaan did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooked (d) cooks
36. 36.___ you write a letter yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
37. 37.Farhan did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dances
38. 38.I ___ the dog in 2023. (a) fed (b) feed (c) feeded (d) will feed
39. 39.She ___ Grandma last week. (a) will help (b) has helped (c) helped (d) helps
40. 40.They ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will jog (b) have jogged (c) jogged (d) jog

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