Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 506 · 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 “ride”? (a) riding (b) rided (c) ridden (d) rode
2. 2.They ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) build (b) will build (c) built (d) builded
3. 3.My brother did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants (d) planted
4. 4.We did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dances (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dance
5. 5.___ I speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.The children did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watched (b) watching (c) watches (d) watch
7. 7.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flew
8. 8.We ___ science in 2023. (a) studied (b) will study (c) have studied (d) study
9. 9.You ___ milk yesterday. (a) drink (b) will drink (c) drinked (d) drank
10. 10.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) weared (c) wearing (d) wore
11. 11.___ Omkar play cricket yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
12. 12.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
13. 13.He ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) builds (b) built (c) builded (d) will build
14. 14.___ my brother feed the dog yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
15. 15.We ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) will dance (b) dance (c) danced (d) have danced
16. 16.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
17. 17.Aarav ___ a letter two days ago. (a) wrote (b) writed (c) will write (d) writes
18. 18.You did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaning (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) clean
19. 19.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) run (c) running (d) ran
20. 20.___ you send a message two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
21. 21.___ we jog in the park last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
22. 22.Vivaan did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planting (b) plants (c) planted (d) plant
23. 23.She ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eats (b) will eat (c) eated (d) ate
24. 24.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) going (d) went
25. 25.___ you carry the bag in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
26. 26.You ___ a letter yesterday. (a) will write (b) wrote (c) writed (d) write
27. 27.___ my parents bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
28. 28.She ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drew (b) drawed (c) will draw (d) draws
29. 29.We ___ milk last Sunday. (a) will drink (b) drink (c) drank (d) drinked
30. 30.We ___ rice last week. (a) have cooked (b) cook (c) will cook (d) cooked
31. 31.___ Arjun wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
32. 32.We ___ a cartoon last week. (a) will watch (b) watch (c) have watched (d) watched
33. 33.I ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) will clap (b) have clapped (c) clapped (d) clap
34. 34.We did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flew (b) flies (c) fly (d) flying
35. 35.You did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baked (d) baking
36. 36.She did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) help (b) helping (c) helped (d) helps
37. 37.You ___ the ball last week. (a) catch (b) catched (c) will catch (d) caught
38. 38.She ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeds (b) will feed (c) feeded (d) fed
39. 39.___ my sister speak Hindi last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
40. 40.___ Aditya jog in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did

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