Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 654 · 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 “write”? (a) written (b) writing (c) writed (d) wrote
2. 2.Karan did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogged (d) jogs
3. 3.They ___ on the stage last week. (a) danced (b) have danced (c) dance (d) will dance
4. 4.___ my parents go to school in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
5. 5.___ we carry the bag last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.___ my brother plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
7. 7.My cousins ___ a cartoon last week. (a) have watched (b) watch (c) watched (d) will watch
8. 8.___ Riya speak Hindi last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
9. 9.We ___ Grandma last week. (a) will help (b) helped (c) have helped (d) help
10. 10.They ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) will bring (b) bring (c) brought (d) bringed
11. 11.She did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plant (b) planted (c) planting (d) plants
12. 12.I ___ Hindi last week. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) will speak
13. 13.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swum
14. 14.We ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) will swim (d) swim
15. 15.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawn (c) drawing (d) drawed
16. 16.You ___ a song yesterday. (a) sing (b) sang (c) will sing (d) have sung
17. 17.___ he sing a song in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
18. 18.We did not ___ science last week. (a) studied (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
19. 19.We did not ___ to school last week. (a) went (b) go (c) goes (d) going
20. 20.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
21. 21.___ they build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
22. 22.___ Karan win the match last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
23. 23.The children did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) make (b) made (c) makes (d) making
24. 24.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
25. 25.___ she feed the dog in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
26. 26.___ my friends sing a song in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
27. 27.Kabir ___ a song last week. (a) sang (b) sings (c) will sing (d) has sung
28. 28.My sister ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will plant (b) plants (c) planted (d) has planted
29. 29.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
30. 30.You did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
31. 31.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drinked
32. 32.My brother did not ___ cricket last week. (a) play (b) playing (c) plays (d) played
33. 33.I ___ a mango in 2023. (a) ate (b) eat (c) eated (d) will eat
34. 34.He ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helped (b) will help (c) helps (d) has helped
35. 35.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
36. 36.___ Nisha write a letter two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
37. 37.___ he go to school last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
38. 38.The students did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) play (b) played (c) playing (d) plays
39. 39.___ you help Grandma in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
40. 40.___ you wear a cap two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was

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