Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 672 · 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.We ___ the match last Sunday. (a) win (b) winned (c) will win (d) won
2. 2.___ Kavya swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
3. 3.___ Pooja catch the ball last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
4. 4.My brother ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) has helped (b) helped (c) will help (d) helps
5. 5.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
6. 6.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swum
7. 7.___ we write a letter last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
8. 8.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) took (d) taked
9. 9.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
10. 10.Vivaan ___ a song last week. (a) has sung (b) sings (c) sang (d) will sing
11. 11.We ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catched (b) caught (c) catch (d) will catch
12. 12.___ I catch the ball yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
13. 13.They did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) caught (b) catching (c) catch (d) catches
14. 14.Rohan did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogged
15. 15.Aditya ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) will dance (b) danced (c) has danced (d) dances
16. 16.He did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) draw (b) drew (c) drawing (d) draws
17. 17.You ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) will bake (b) have baked (c) baked (d) bake
18. 18.She ___ for the team last week. (a) clapped (b) has clapped (c) claps (d) will clap
19. 19.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flown (c) flyed (d) flying
20. 20.___ Zoya ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
21. 21.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
22. 22.You ___ a mango in 2023. (a) will eat (b) eated (c) eat (d) ate
23. 23.He did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) build (b) built (c) builds (d) building
24. 24.I ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drawed (b) will draw (c) drew (d) draw
25. 25.I did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) clean (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) cleaning
26. 26.You ___ cricket yesterday. (a) play (b) have played (c) will play (d) played
27. 27.___ they win the match yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
28. 28.They ___ a story two days ago. (a) telled (b) tell (c) will tell (d) told
29. 29.My sister ___ science two days ago. (a) has studied (b) will study (c) studied (d) studies
30. 30.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
31. 31.You did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) telling (b) tell (c) told (d) tells
32. 32.My sister ___ science last week. (a) will study (b) studied (c) studies (d) has studied
33. 33.You ___ Grandma last week. (a) help (b) helped (c) have helped (d) will help
34. 34.___ we draw a picture in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
35. 35.___ you wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
36. 36.___ we carry the bag yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
37. 37.___ they watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
38. 38.We did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) danced (d) dances
39. 39.Myra ___ for the team two days ago. (a) has clapped (b) will clap (c) claps (d) clapped
40. 40.She ___ cricket last week. (a) plays (b) has played (c) played (d) will play

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