Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 538 · 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 “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
2. 2.My brother ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) will wash (b) washes (c) has washed (d) washed
3. 3.We ___ a song last week. (a) have sung (b) sang (c) will sing (d) sing
4. 4.He did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbed (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climb
5. 5.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drunk (d) drinked
6. 6.Arjun ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaked (b) speaks (c) spoke (d) will speak
7. 7.___ they play cricket yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
8. 8.We did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clapped (d) clap
9. 9.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
10. 10.I ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clapped (b) have clapped (c) will clap (d) clap
11. 11.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
12. 12.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
13. 13.Tara ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) will speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speaks
14. 14.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) gone (d) going
15. 15.___ I make tea last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.___ he clean the room last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
17. 17.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
18. 18.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) took (c) taking (d) taked
19. 19.___ I win the match in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
20. 20.You ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swim (b) swam (c) will swim (d) swimmed
21. 21.___ he drink milk in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
22. 22.___ my friends drink milk two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
23. 23.Manav ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catched (b) will catch (c) catches (d) caught
24. 24.She ___ in the park last week. (a) will run (b) runs (c) runned (d) ran
25. 25.My brother ___ lunch two days ago. (a) will bring (b) bringed (c) brought (d) brings
26. 26.___ you throw the ball in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
27. 27.You ___ the room last week. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) have cleaned (d) will clean
28. 28.They did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catches (b) catch (c) caught (d) catching
29. 29.They did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) going (b) goes (c) went (d) go
30. 30.Arjun did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) studied (c) study (d) studying
31. 31.My parents did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washes (b) washing (c) washed (d) wash
32. 32.___ my sister wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
33. 33.___ I wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
34. 34.She did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) dances (b) danced (c) dance (d) dancing
35. 35.___ you speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
36. 36.___ you dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
37. 37.She ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) will carry (b) has carried (c) carries (d) carried
38. 38.___ Ishaan win the match two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
39. 39.I did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helping (b) help (c) helps (d) helped
40. 40.We did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooked

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