Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 621 · 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 run in the park in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
2. 2.___ you watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
3. 3.I ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writed (b) write (c) wrote (d) will write
4. 4.I ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) ride (b) rode (c) rided (d) will ride
5. 5.The children ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wore (b) will wear (c) weared (d) wear
6. 6.___ I ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
7. 7.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) took (c) taken (d) taked
8. 8.My friends ___ the room last Sunday. (a) clean (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) have cleaned
9. 9.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) spoke (d) speaking
10. 10.___ Farhan swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
11. 11.My brother ___ to school last week. (a) goed (b) goes (c) went (d) will go
12. 12.___ we clean the room two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
13. 13.They ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) have danced (d) dance
14. 14.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
15. 15.You did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) makes (c) making (d) make
16. 16.Farhan ___ milk in 2023. (a) will drink (b) drinked (c) drinks (d) drank
17. 17.I ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) will wear (c) wear (d) weared
18. 18.I did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw
19. 19.They did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catching (b) catches (c) caught (d) catch
20. 20.___ Vivaan write a letter in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
21. 21.She did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) speak
22. 22.___ my sister buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
23. 23.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
24. 24.___ you cook rice last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
25. 25.___ she build a sandcastle last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
26. 26.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writing (d) writed
27. 27.My brother did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) playing (c) plays (d) play
28. 28.We did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) spoke (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
29. 29.Riya did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaning
30. 30.___ he plant a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
31. 31.He did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending (d) sent
32. 32.___ I dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
33. 33.Aarav ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plants (b) planted (c) will plant (d) has planted
34. 34.Karan ___ in the park in 2023. (a) will jog (b) has jogged (c) jogs (d) jogged
35. 35.Pooja did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) send (b) sent (c) sends (d) sending
36. 36.My sister ___ tea two days ago. (a) will make (b) made (c) maked (d) makes
37. 37.Diya ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) built (b) builded (c) builds (d) will build
38. 38.My sister did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dances (b) dance (c) dancing (d) danced
39. 39.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
40. 40.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told

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