Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 630 · 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 “ride”? (a) rode (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rided
2. 2.___ Myra dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
3. 3.She did not ___ the match last week. (a) won (b) winning (c) win (d) wins
4. 4.Ira did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runs
5. 5.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawed (c) drew (d) drawn
6. 6.___ my sister jog in the park in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
7. 7.We ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) will ride (b) ride (c) rode (d) rided
8. 8.She ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwed (b) will throw (c) throws (d) threw
9. 9.___ I run in the park last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
10. 10.___ you speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
11. 11.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
12. 12.You did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) win (c) wins (d) winning
13. 13.___ we clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
14. 14.___ my brother eat a mango in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
15. 15.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
16. 16.Omkar ___ in the pool last week. (a) swam (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swims
17. 17.I ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catch (b) catched (c) will catch (d) caught
18. 18.Isha ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bringed (b) will bring (c) brought (d) brings
19. 19.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
20. 20.You ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builded (b) will build (c) built (d) build
21. 21.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swam (d) swimming
22. 22.___ I clap for the team in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
23. 23.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) writed (c) wrote (d) written
24. 24.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
25. 25.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drunk
26. 26.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
27. 27.___ I dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
28. 28.___ Neel wear a cap last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
29. 29.You ___ rice in 2023. (a) will cook (b) cook (c) have cooked (d) cooked
30. 30.___ Kavya wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
31. 31.___ they sing a song in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
32. 32.We did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feed (d) feeds
33. 33.___ he speak Hindi last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
34. 34.He ___ a message last week. (a) sent (b) sended (c) will send (d) sends
35. 35.___ he sing a song last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
36. 36.We ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bring (b) will bring (c) bringed (d) brought
37. 37.The children ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drink (b) drinked (c) will drink (d) drank
38. 38.___ my friends swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
39. 39.___ I sing a song in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
40. 40.___ he speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was

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