Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 635 · 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.I did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cooked (d) cook
2. 2.My sister did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance
3. 3.They ___ a picture in 2023. (a) will draw (b) drew (c) drawed (d) draw
4. 4.My parents did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) builds (b) built (c) build (d) building
5. 5.Myra ___ rice last Sunday. (a) has cooked (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) will cook
6. 6.I ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) built (b) will build (c) builded (d) build
7. 7.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drawing (d) drew
8. 8.___ Riya jog in the park yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
9. 9.___ I speak Hindi last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
10. 10.We ___ the dishes last week. (a) wash (b) will wash (c) washed (d) have washed
11. 11.My brother ___ the match last Sunday. (a) winned (b) won (c) wins (d) will win
12. 12.I ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) swim (d) will swim
13. 13.___ he jog in the park in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
14. 14.My parents ___ to school in 2023. (a) went (b) will go (c) goed (d) go
15. 15.Sneha did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) wash (c) washes (d) washing
16. 16.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
17. 17.The students ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dance (b) will dance (c) danced (d) have danced
18. 18.Vivaan ___ a picture two days ago. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) draws (d) drew
19. 19.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) ate (c) eating (d) eaten
20. 20.___ my brother catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
21. 21.She ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buyed (b) will buy (c) buys (d) bought
22. 22.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
23. 23.The students ___ the ball in 2023. (a) will throw (b) threw (c) throwed (d) throw
24. 24.___ they cook rice two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
25. 25.You did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) win (b) wins (c) won (d) winning
26. 26.The students ___ cricket in 2023. (a) will play (b) played (c) play (d) have played
27. 27.We did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapped (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapping
28. 28.Rahul ___ a cake in 2023. (a) will bake (b) bakes (c) baked (d) has baked
29. 29.I ___ a letter two days ago. (a) write (b) writed (c) wrote (d) will write
30. 30.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drunk
31. 31.My brother did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) builds (b) built (c) building (d) build
32. 32.He ___ science two days ago. (a) studied (b) has studied (c) will study (d) studies
33. 33.The children ___ cricket yesterday. (a) will play (b) played (c) play (d) have played
34. 34.___ you bring lunch yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
35. 35.You did not ___ the train last week. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) took
36. 36.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flew (c) flown (d) flying
37. 37.___ she sing a song two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
38. 38.___ they fly a kite last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
39. 39.We ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) wash (c) will wash (d) have washed
40. 40.___ we drink milk in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do

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