Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 585 · 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.___ she buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
2. 2.___ my sister eat a mango yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
3. 3.Yash ___ the bag yesterday. (a) will carry (b) has carried (c) carried (d) carries
4. 4.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
5. 5.You did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) write (b) wrote (c) writes (d) writing
6. 6.___ Aarav build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
7. 7.They ___ science last Sunday. (a) study (b) have studied (c) studied (d) will study
8. 8.___ I go to school last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
9. 9.Rohan did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rode (b) rides (c) riding (d) ride
10. 10.You did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) tell (b) told (c) tells (d) telling
11. 11.___ you ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
12. 12.___ my parents ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
13. 13.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) written (c) wrote (d) writed
14. 14.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wearing (c) wore (d) weared
15. 15.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
16. 16.___ I speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
17. 17.___ I ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
18. 18.Diya ___ in the park yesterday. (a) has jogged (b) will jog (c) jogged (d) jogs
19. 19.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
20. 20.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flew (d) flying
21. 21.Priya ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) will speak (d) speaked
22. 22.___ I build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
23. 23.My brother ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) will watch (b) watches (c) has watched (d) watched
24. 24.I did not ___ a cap last week. (a) wore (b) wears (c) wearing (d) wear
25. 25.I did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
26. 26.Ishaan ___ the dog in 2023. (a) will feed (b) feeded (c) fed (d) feeds
27. 27.She did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drawing (b) drew (c) draws (d) draw
28. 28.He did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) making (b) make (c) made (d) makes
29. 29.You did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) win (b) wins (c) won (d) winning
30. 30.Rahul ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) draws (d) drew
31. 31.I ___ a cap two days ago. (a) will wear (b) wear (c) wore (d) weared
32. 32.___ you bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
33. 33.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drawing (d) drew
34. 34.She ___ a song in 2023. (a) will sing (b) has sung (c) sang (d) sings
35. 35.My friends ___ milk yesterday. (a) will drink (b) drinked (c) drink (d) drank
36. 36.Nisha ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buys (b) buyed (c) bought (d) will buy
37. 37.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) runned (c) ran (d) run
38. 38.My cousins ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writed (b) write (c) wrote (d) will write
39. 39.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
40. 40.Omkar did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches

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