Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 590 · 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 “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
2. 2.He ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eated (b) ate (c) will eat (d) eats
3. 3.Saanvi ___ a tree in 2023. (a) has climbed (b) climbed (c) climbs (d) will climb
4. 4.We ___ a cake last week. (a) baked (b) bake (c) have baked (d) will bake
5. 5.___ I dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
6. 6.My sister did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drink
7. 7.Meera ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) will speak (b) speaked (c) speaks (d) spoke
8. 8.We did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runs
9. 9.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
10. 10.My cousins did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rode (b) ride (c) riding (d) rides
11. 11.We did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) clapped (d) claps
12. 12.She ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plants (b) will plant (c) has planted (d) planted
13. 13.___ we eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
14. 14.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) spoke (d) speaking
15. 15.I did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) winning (b) win (c) wins (d) won
16. 16.I ___ rice last week. (a) have cooked (b) cooked (c) will cook (d) cook
17. 17.___ he throw the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
18. 18.We ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sent (b) will send (c) send (d) sended
19. 19.My parents ___ a cap in 2023. (a) will wear (b) weared (c) wear (d) wore
20. 20.Ishaan ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogs (b) has jogged (c) jogged (d) will jog
21. 21.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) run (c) ran (d) running
22. 22.___ I throw the ball last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
23. 23.I ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builded (b) will build (c) built (d) build
24. 24.We ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) play (c) will play (d) have played
25. 25.The children did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) study (c) studies (d) studying
26. 26.My friends did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooked (d) cooks
27. 27.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
28. 28.___ Meera draw a picture two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
29. 29.My friends ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) wash (b) have washed (c) washed (d) will wash
30. 30.We did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speak (d) speaking
31. 31.___ we go to school last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
32. 32.My parents did not ___ cricket last week. (a) played (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
33. 33.___ we cook rice yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
34. 34.You ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bring (d) will bring
35. 35.___ Kavya swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
37. 37.___ they carry the bag two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
38. 38.He did not ___ the match last week. (a) wins (b) win (c) won (d) winning
39. 39.He ___ a mango yesterday. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eated (d) will eat
40. 40.They did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runs

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