Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 610 · 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.Priya ___ the train last Sunday. (a) will take (b) took (c) takes (d) taked
2. 2.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
3. 3.They did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helps (b) helping (c) helped (d) help
4. 4.I ___ a tree last week. (a) will climb (b) climbed (c) have climbed (d) climb
5. 5.___ she go to school last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
6. 6.___ Nisha tell a story last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
7. 7.I ___ for the team last week. (a) will clap (b) have clapped (c) clap (d) clapped
8. 8.They ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wore (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wear
9. 9.He did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drew (b) draws (c) drawing (d) draw
10. 10.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taken (c) taking (d) took
11. 11.He ___ a cake yesterday. (a) will bake (b) bakes (c) has baked (d) baked
12. 12.I did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) won (b) win (c) winning (d) wins
13. 13.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) spoken
14. 14.I did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) draws (b) draw (c) drew (d) drawing
15. 15.She did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) tells (b) told (c) telling (d) tell
16. 16.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) going (c) goed (d) gone
17. 17.Kavya ___ tea in 2023. (a) made (b) makes (c) maked (d) will make
18. 18.My sister ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) will jog (d) has jogged
19. 19.___ they wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
20. 20.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runned
21. 21.___ you play cricket in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
22. 22.They ___ the bag two days ago. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) have carried (d) carry
23. 23.Rohan ___ cricket in 2023. (a) plays (b) played (c) will play (d) has played
24. 24.My brother did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) tells (b) tell (c) telling (d) told
25. 25.___ he throw the ball in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
26. 26.___ my brother bake a cake last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
27. 27.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
28. 28.___ she build a sandcastle last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
29. 29.We ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eated (b) will eat (c) eat (d) ate
30. 30.___ the children throw the ball last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
31. 31.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flying (c) flyed (d) flown
32. 32.Rohan did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) help (b) helps (c) helped (d) helping
33. 33.You did not ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rode (b) rides (c) riding (d) ride
34. 34.They did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) fly (b) flies (c) flew (d) flying
35. 35.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drinked (d) drank
36. 36.___ he make tea last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
37. 37.My cousins did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) studies (c) study (d) studying
38. 38.I did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brought (b) bringing (c) brings (d) bring
39. 39.I ___ science last week. (a) will study (b) studied (c) have studied (d) study
40. 40.They ___ science yesterday. (a) will study (b) have studied (c) study (d) studied

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