Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 645 · 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.Kabir did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) taking (b) takes (c) took (d) take
2. 2.They ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swim (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) will swim
3. 3.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) running (c) runned (d) ran
4. 4.Arjun did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buy (d) buying
5. 5.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawed (c) drawing (d) drawn
6. 6.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
7. 7.___ Ishaan send a message yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
8. 8.They did not ___ a letter in 2023. (a) write (b) writing (c) writes (d) wrote
9. 9.I ___ a message yesterday. (a) sent (b) sended (c) will send (d) send
10. 10.___ he wear a cap two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
11. 11.___ she eat a mango last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
12. 12.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
13. 13.We did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
14. 14.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) goed (c) gone (d) went
15. 15.I did not ___ tea last week. (a) make (b) makes (c) made (d) making
16. 16.He did not ___ to school last week. (a) going (b) goes (c) go (d) went
17. 17.The students did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) spoke (d) speak
18. 18.___ you study science in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
19. 19.___ they watch a cartoon last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
20. 20.Ira did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogging (b) jogged (c) jog (d) jogs
21. 21.___ you write a letter last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
22. 22.Diya ___ a story last week. (a) telled (b) told (c) will tell (d) tells
23. 23.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) wrote (d) written
24. 24.I ___ on the stage last week. (a) will dance (b) danced (c) dance (d) have danced
25. 25.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) taked (d) took
26. 26.She ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flies (b) will fly (c) flew (d) flyed
27. 27.She ___ for the team yesterday. (a) has clapped (b) claps (c) will clap (d) clapped
28. 28.You did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) spoke
29. 29.___ she ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.You did not ___ the match last week. (a) winning (b) won (c) win (d) wins
31. 31.___ I clean the room yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
32. 32.___ we eat a mango two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwed (c) threw (d) thrown
34. 34.Aditya did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sang (d) sings
35. 35.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
36. 36.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
37. 37.We did not ___ cricket last week. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) played
38. 38.My cousins ___ rice yesterday. (a) cook (b) will cook (c) cooked (d) have cooked
39. 39.___ I watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
40. 40.___ my cousins wear a cap last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was

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