Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 648 · 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.He ___ cricket two days ago. (a) will play (b) has played (c) plays (d) played
2. 2.___ we help Grandma two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
3. 3.My parents did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
4. 4.___ she ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
5. 5.___ we draw a picture in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
6. 6.She did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study (d) studied
7. 7.Aarav did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) built
8. 8.___ he speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
9. 9.___ my brother climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
10. 10.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
11. 11.I did not ___ tea last week. (a) makes (b) made (c) making (d) make
12. 12.Tara ___ to school last Sunday. (a) goed (b) goes (c) went (d) will go
13. 13.___ you plant a tree last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
14. 14.My friends ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) have danced (b) will dance (c) danced (d) dance
15. 15.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
16. 16.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) wrote (c) writed (d) writing
17. 17.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimming (c) swimmed (d) swam
18. 18.My cousins did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) cook
19. 19.I ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) play (c) will play (d) have played
20. 20.___ we sing a song two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
21. 21.I did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bring (b) brings (c) brought (d) bringing
22. 22.I ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) will swim (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swim
23. 23.___ we throw the ball two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
24. 24.___ we tell a story last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
25. 25.___ you tell a story yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
26. 26.The children ___ milk in 2023. (a) drank (b) will drink (c) drinked (d) drink
27. 27.I did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
28. 28.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinking (c) drinked (d) drank
29. 29.I did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planted (d) planting
30. 30.She ___ tea last Sunday. (a) maked (b) made (c) makes (d) will make
31. 31.My sister did not ___ milk last week. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drank
32. 32.___ Kunal cook rice in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
33. 33.___ you feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
34. 34.We ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) goed (c) go (d) will go
35. 35.You ___ the match yesterday. (a) winned (b) won (c) will win (d) win
36. 36.I ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) watched (c) have watched (d) will watch
37. 37.My cousins ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) will help (b) help (c) have helped (d) helped
38. 38.They ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swim (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) will swim
39. 39.My friends ___ a tree two days ago. (a) have climbed (b) climb (c) will climb (d) climbed
40. 40.I did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studies (b) studied (c) study (d) studying

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