Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 555 · 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.I ___ cricket last week. (a) played (b) play (c) have played (d) will play
2. 2.Manav ___ the train last Sunday. (a) took (b) will take (c) takes (d) taked
3. 3.He ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runs (b) ran (c) will run (d) runned
4. 4.He did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eats (b) eat (c) ate (d) eating
5. 5.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
6. 6.Vivaan did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
7. 7.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
8. 8.___ my brother help Grandma in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
9. 9.You did not ___ the ball last week. (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throw (d) throws
10. 10.I did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
11. 11.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) eating (d) ate
12. 12.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) ran (d) run
13. 13.___ I play cricket yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
14. 14.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
15. 15.You ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swim (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swimmed
16. 16.She ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) will help (b) helped (c) helps (d) has helped
17. 17.___ she wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
18. 18.___ Ishaan carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
19. 19.My friends ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clapped (b) have clapped (c) will clap (d) clap
20. 20.___ he swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
21. 21.They ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) will build (b) builded (c) build (d) built
22. 22.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) spoken
23. 23.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) rode (d) riding
24. 24.My parents ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) have baked (b) bake (c) baked (d) will bake
25. 25.You ___ on the stage last week. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) dance (d) have danced
26. 26.Riya ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) has cooked (c) will cook (d) cooked
27. 27.Ishaan ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) will carry (c) carries (d) has carried
28. 28.___ we speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
29. 29.I did not ___ to school last week. (a) goes (b) went (c) go (d) going
30. 30.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writing (d) writed
31. 31.You did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) planted (b) plant (c) plants (d) planting
32. 32.The children ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bring (b) bringed (c) will bring (d) brought
33. 33.You did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaning
34. 34.I ___ the room yesterday. (a) clean (b) will clean (c) have cleaned (d) cleaned
35. 35.Isha ___ in the park last week. (a) jogs (b) has jogged (c) jogged (d) will jog
36. 36.___ he send a message last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
37. 37.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) throwed (c) thrown (d) throwing
38. 38.___ Pooja take the train two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
39. 39.___ you sing a song yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
40. 40.Karan did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feed (d) feeding

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