Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 541 · 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.Ananya ___ the train yesterday. (a) will take (b) took (c) takes (d) taked
2. 2.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
3. 3.Meera did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wore (b) wears (c) wearing (d) wear
4. 4.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
5. 5.Pooja ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) spoke (b) speaked (c) will speak (d) speaks
6. 6.The children did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) sang (b) singing (c) sing (d) sings
7. 7.You ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) will dance (b) dance (c) have danced (d) danced
8. 8.I did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogged (d) jogging
9. 9.Ira did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flies (b) flying (c) flew (d) fly
10. 10.I did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) speak
11. 11.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
12. 12.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drank
13. 13.My sister ___ a song last Sunday. (a) will sing (b) sings (c) has sung (d) sang
14. 14.Ananya did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) writes (c) write (d) writing
15. 15.___ we clean the room two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
16. 16.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawed (c) drawn (d) drew
17. 17.My cousins did not ___ science last week. (a) studied (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
18. 18.___ Arjun catch the ball two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
19. 19.I ___ for the team yesterday. (a) will clap (b) clapped (c) clap (d) have clapped
20. 20.Meera did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw (d) drew
21. 21.She ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) has danced (b) dances (c) danced (d) will dance
22. 22.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
23. 23.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
24. 24.___ Kabir throw the ball in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
25. 25.You ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carried (b) have carried (c) will carry (d) carry
26. 26.Aisha did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) making (b) makes (c) made (d) make
27. 27.Neel ___ Grandma last week. (a) will help (b) helped (c) helps (d) has helped
28. 28.___ they study science in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
29. 29.I ___ a picture yesterday. (a) will draw (b) draw (c) drawed (d) drew
30. 30.___ my parents win the match yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
31. 31.They did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
32. 32.___ she help Grandma two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
33. 33.Isha ___ a message last Sunday. (a) will send (b) sended (c) sends (d) sent
34. 34.I did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) speak
35. 35.I ___ milk yesterday. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drink
36. 36.You did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) makes (b) made (c) make (d) making
37. 37.He ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) will cook (c) has cooked (d) cooked
38. 38.My brother ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) will speak (b) speaked (c) speaks (d) spoke
39. 39.You did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) speak
40. 40.We did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) telling (b) tell (c) tells (d) told

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