Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 512 · 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 did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) sang (b) singing (c) sings (d) sing
2. 2.___ Ishaan catch the ball last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
3. 3.___ my brother tell a story last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
4. 4.Aisha did not ___ a letter last week. (a) wrote (b) writing (c) write (d) writes
5. 5.___ Ishaan speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
6. 6.Vivaan ___ tea last Sunday. (a) makes (b) will make (c) made (d) maked
7. 7.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
8. 8.___ we throw the ball in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
9. 9.They ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feed (d) will feed
10. 10.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
11. 11.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) wrote (c) writed (d) writing
12. 12.Kavya did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleans
13. 13.She ___ a story in 2023. (a) will tell (b) told (c) telled (d) tells
14. 14.I did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaning (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) cleans
15. 15.He did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) played (b) plays (c) play (d) playing
16. 16.You ___ the ball in 2023. (a) will throw (b) throw (c) throwed (d) threw
17. 17.I did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) built (b) builds (c) building (d) build
18. 18.My parents did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) built (b) build (c) building (d) builds
19. 19.I did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helping (b) helped (c) helps (d) help
20. 20.Rahul did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watched
21. 21.He ___ a song in 2023. (a) sings (b) has sung (c) will sing (d) sang
22. 22.___ he eat a mango last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
23. 23.They did not ___ the match last week. (a) win (b) won (c) wins (d) winning
24. 24.We ___ a song last Sunday. (a) will sing (b) sang (c) have sung (d) sing
25. 25.Ananya ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) has clapped (b) clapped (c) claps (d) will clap
26. 26.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) running (c) run (d) runned
27. 27.My cousins ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) will buy (b) bought (c) buyed (d) buy
28. 28.We did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) danced
29. 29.You ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cook (b) have cooked (c) cooked (d) will cook
30. 30.She ___ the match yesterday. (a) wins (b) won (c) winned (d) will win
31. 31.You did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flies (b) flew (c) flying (d) fly
32. 32.___ she buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
33. 33.Aditya ___ science yesterday. (a) has studied (b) will study (c) studies (d) studied
34. 34.My brother ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swims (d) will swim
35. 35.___ my sister catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
36. 36.___ Kabir clap for the team in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
37. 37.___ he tell a story in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
38. 38.He ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) will speak (b) speaks (c) spoke (d) speaked
39. 39.Tara ___ a cake yesterday. (a) will bake (b) has baked (c) baked (d) bakes
40. 40.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned

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