Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 578 · 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.You ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) have danced (d) dance
2. 2.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
3. 3.___ my brother draw a picture in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
4. 4.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) writed (c) written (d) wrote
5. 5.I ___ the match two days ago. (a) winned (b) won (c) will win (d) win
6. 6.Nisha ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buyed (b) bought (c) will buy (d) buys
7. 7.The students ___ to school yesterday. (a) go (b) will go (c) went (d) goed
8. 8.___ he win the match two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
9. 9.I ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will plant (b) have planted (c) plant (d) planted
10. 10.___ Ananya play cricket two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
11. 11.___ he wear a cap two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
12. 12.My sister did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) played
13. 13.She did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) clapped (d) claps
14. 14.___ she go to school last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
15. 15.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
16. 16.You ___ science last week. (a) study (b) will study (c) have studied (d) studied
17. 17.Ishaan ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clapped (b) has clapped (c) claps (d) will clap
18. 18.We ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) will wash (b) have washed (c) washed (d) wash
19. 19.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) ran (c) runned (d) running
20. 20.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
21. 21.She did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wears (b) wore (c) wearing (d) wear
22. 22.She ___ the dog last week. (a) feeded (b) will feed (c) fed (d) feeds
23. 23.They did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clapped (b) clapping (c) clap (d) claps
24. 24.He ___ a tree two days ago. (a) has planted (b) planted (c) plants (d) will plant
25. 25.Riya ___ a song last week. (a) sings (b) has sung (c) will sing (d) sang
26. 26.She did not ___ a message last week. (a) sending (b) send (c) sent (d) sends
27. 27.___ I bake a cake last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
28. 28.___ she cook rice yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
29. 29.Ananya ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) has helped (b) helped (c) will help (d) helps
30. 30.He did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rode (b) rides (c) riding (d) ride
31. 31.She ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) has washed (b) washed (c) washes (d) will wash
32. 32.He ___ lunch last week. (a) will bring (b) brings (c) bringed (d) brought
33. 33.___ we plant a tree two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
34. 34.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rode
35. 35.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) throwing (c) thrown (d) threw
36. 36.Aisha ___ the dog two days ago. (a) fed (b) feeded (c) will feed (d) feeds
37. 37.We did not ___ a mango last week. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats (d) ate
38. 38.You did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drinking
39. 39.They ___ a message in 2023. (a) sent (b) will send (c) sended (d) send
40. 40.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning

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