Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 513 · 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.Zoya ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) will wash (b) washes (c) washed (d) has washed
2. 2.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runned
3. 3.My sister ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) will build (b) builds (c) builded (d) built
4. 4.I ___ rice in 2023. (a) cook (b) have cooked (c) cooked (d) will cook
5. 5.Ananya did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planted (d) planting
6. 6.You did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helps (b) helping (c) help (d) helped
7. 7.My friends did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swim (d) swims
8. 8.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flew (d) flying
9. 9.___ she ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
10. 10.They did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) building (b) build (c) built (d) builds
11. 11.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
12. 12.___ Aditya take the train two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.___ you jog in the park last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
14. 14.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
15. 15.The children ___ a story two days ago. (a) will tell (b) tell (c) telled (d) told
16. 16.___ I study science last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
17. 17.My cousins ___ lunch last week. (a) will bring (b) bringed (c) brought (d) bring
18. 18.My parents did not ___ in the park last week. (a) ran (b) running (c) runs (d) run
19. 19.___ my brother make tea last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
20. 20.She ___ cricket in 2023. (a) has played (b) plays (c) played (d) will play
21. 21.I ___ a message yesterday. (a) will send (b) send (c) sended (d) sent
22. 22.Rohan did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) writes (c) write (d) writing
23. 23.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) gone (c) goed (d) going
24. 24.They did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) played (b) plays (c) play (d) playing
25. 25.I ___ the match two days ago. (a) won (b) win (c) will win (d) winned
26. 26.My friends ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) will ride (b) rided (c) ride (d) rode
27. 27.___ Rahul help Grandma yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
28. 28.___ Ananya tell a story in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
29. 29.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
30. 30.You did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) going (b) go (c) goes (d) went
31. 31.We did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builds (b) building (c) built (d) build
32. 32.___ you feed the dog in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
33. 33.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swam
34. 34.You ___ a kite yesterday. (a) will fly (b) fly (c) flew (d) flyed
35. 35.___ they send a message two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
36. 36.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
37. 37.___ he wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
38. 38.___ you run in the park last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
39. 39.He did not ___ a cap last week. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wear (d) wore
40. 40.___ my friends help Grandma yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did

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