Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 629 · 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 “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
2. 2.___ she climb a tree in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
3. 3.___ Karan plant a tree two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
4. 4.___ my brother study science last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
5. 5.Kabir ___ the room last week. (a) cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleans (d) has cleaned
6. 6.___ we make tea last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
7. 7.He did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) claps (b) clapped (c) clapping (d) clap
8. 8.___ you bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
9. 9.___ Arjun cook rice last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
10. 10.Ananya ___ vegetables last week. (a) buys (b) buyed (c) will buy (d) bought
11. 11.She ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapped (b) will clap (c) has clapped (d) claps
12. 12.___ my brother wear a cap last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
13. 13.___ we climb a tree in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
14. 14.___ my sister catch the ball two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
15. 15.Tara ___ the match in 2023. (a) wins (b) won (c) winned (d) will win
16. 16.I ___ the train two days ago. (a) taked (b) take (c) will take (d) took
17. 17.___ Saanvi carry the bag in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
18. 18.You ___ rice in 2023. (a) cook (b) will cook (c) have cooked (d) cooked
19. 19.___ my cousins catch the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
20. 20.Rahul ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) has danced (b) dances (c) will dance (d) danced
21. 21.___ my brother eat a mango in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
22. 22.The children did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) build (b) builds (c) building (d) built
23. 23.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
24. 24.I ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) have washed (b) wash (c) will wash (d) washed
25. 25.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eating (c) eaten (d) ate
26. 26.___ they eat a mango last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
27. 27.My brother ___ a picture yesterday. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) drew (d) draws
28. 28.They did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) went (b) go (c) goes (d) going
29. 29.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) went (c) going (d) goed
30. 30.My parents ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) will play (b) play (c) have played (d) played
31. 31.We ___ the room yesterday. (a) have cleaned (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) will clean
32. 32.My sister ___ the match last week. (a) will win (b) winned (c) wins (d) won
33. 33.They did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drank
34. 34.They ___ a message yesterday. (a) sended (b) send (c) will send (d) sent
35. 35.___ they plant a tree in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
36. 36.My sister ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) built (b) builds (c) builded (d) will build
37. 37.My brother ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swims (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) will swim
38. 38.___ my parents cook rice two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
39. 39.___ I plant a tree two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
40. 40.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) ran (c) running (d) run

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