Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 575 · 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) builded (b) built (c) building
2. 2.___ I bring lunch two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
3. 3.You did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) go (b) going (c) goes (d) went
4. 4.Arjun ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throwed (c) will throw (d) throws
5. 5.I did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) built (b) builds (c) build (d) building
6. 6.He did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) ate (b) eating (c) eats (d) eat
7. 7.___ he clap for the team last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
8. 8.My parents did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) ran (b) running (c) runs (d) run
9. 9.I ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) have helped (b) helped (c) will help (d) help
10. 10.I did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carried (d) carry
11. 11.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) going (c) went (d) goed
12. 12.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) ran (c) running (d) runned
13. 13.You did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swims (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swim
14. 14.You ___ a cake in 2023. (a) baked (b) have baked (c) bake (d) will bake
15. 15.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
16. 16.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) taking (d) took
17. 17.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
18. 18.I ___ a story yesterday. (a) tell (b) telled (c) will tell (d) told
19. 19.My brother ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baked (b) has baked (c) will bake (d) bakes
20. 20.You ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) will help (b) have helped (c) helped (d) help
21. 21.We ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) ride (b) will ride (c) rode (d) rided
22. 22.I ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) have played (c) play (d) will play
23. 23.My cousins ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) have danced (b) will dance (c) danced (d) dance
24. 24.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
25. 25.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
26. 26.My brother did not ___ for the team last week. (a) clapping (b) clapped (c) clap (d) claps
27. 27.___ my sister throw the ball last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
28. 28.___ Ira carry the bag in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
29. 29.You ___ milk two days ago. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drink
30. 30.You ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bring (b) will bring (c) bringed (d) brought
31. 31.We did not ___ milk last week. (a) drinks (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drink
32. 32.He ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) will buy (b) buys (c) bought (d) buyed
33. 33.Rahul did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watched (d) watches
34. 34.You did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carried (d) carrying
35. 35.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinking (c) drinked (d) drank
36. 36.I did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brings (b) bring (c) brought (d) bringing
37. 37.I ___ a letter yesterday. (a) will write (b) write (c) writed (d) wrote
38. 38.We ___ rice last Sunday. (a) will cook (b) cooked (c) cook (d) have cooked
39. 39.___ I catch the ball in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.___ I watch a cartoon last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was

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