Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 599 · 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.___ my cousins win the match last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
2. 2.She ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dances (b) will dance (c) has danced (d) danced
3. 3.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throwed
4. 4.My parents did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) building (b) built (c) build (d) builds
5. 5.They ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) wash (b) washed (c) have washed (d) will wash
6. 6.My friends ___ a story two days ago. (a) will tell (b) tell (c) told (d) telled
7. 7.___ I buy vegetables last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
8. 8.___ I take the train last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
9. 9.___ the students cook rice last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
10. 10.___ we carry the bag in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
11. 11.She ___ a cap yesterday. (a) weared (b) will wear (c) wears (d) wore
12. 12.___ you bring lunch in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
13. 13.I ___ science two days ago. (a) have studied (b) studied (c) study (d) will study
14. 14.Pooja ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will plant (b) plants (c) has planted (d) planted
15. 15.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
16. 16.___ we sing a song last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
17. 17.I did not ___ lunch last week. (a) brought (b) brings (c) bringing (d) bring
18. 18.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
19. 19.They did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw
20. 20.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
21. 21.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) riding (c) rided (d) ridden
22. 22.My friends did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helps (b) helped (c) help (d) helping
23. 23.Karan did not ___ the ball last week. (a) threw (b) throw (c) throwing (d) throws
24. 24.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoken (c) spoke (d) speaked
25. 25.___ they play cricket yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
26. 26.Riya did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planting (b) plant (c) planted (d) plants
27. 27.___ the students take the train two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
28. 28.You ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinked (b) will drink (c) drink (d) drank
29. 29.He ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) will swim (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swims
30. 30.___ Ananya catch the ball yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
31. 31.He ___ a cake yesterday. (a) has baked (b) will bake (c) bakes (d) baked
32. 32.You did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) play (b) plays (c) played (d) playing
33. 33.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
34. 34.___ my sister fly a kite yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
35. 35.___ she speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
36. 36.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinking
37. 37.My sister did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flying (b) flew (c) flies (d) fly
38. 38.The children did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wear
39. 39.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) going (c) gone (d) went
40. 40.He ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaks (b) speaked (c) will speak (d) spoke

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