Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 679 · 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 “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
2. 2.Myra ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rided (b) rides (c) will ride (d) rode
3. 3.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawed (c) drawn (d) drew
4. 4.My sister did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) spoke (d) speak
5. 5.Arjun did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
6. 6.You ___ a cake in 2023. (a) have baked (b) baked (c) bake (d) will bake
7. 7.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
8. 8.My sister ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catches (b) will catch (c) catched (d) caught
9. 9.She did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sending (b) sent (c) send (d) sends
10. 10.___ you swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
11. 11.___ I wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
12. 12.Manav did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) sends (b) sent (c) send (d) sending
13. 13.You ___ the bag last week. (a) will carry (b) carry (c) carried (d) have carried
14. 14.___ she bring lunch yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
15. 15.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
16. 16.You did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feed (b) fed (c) feeding (d) feeds
17. 17.Aditya ___ a picture two days ago. (a) draws (b) will draw (c) drawed (d) drew
18. 18.They ___ a cake last week. (a) bake (b) have baked (c) will bake (d) baked
19. 19.My brother ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) will bring (b) brought (c) bringed (d) brings
20. 20.I did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) ran (c) run (d) running
21. 21.___ we dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
22. 22.___ they draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
23. 23.___ the children draw a picture last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
24. 24.We ___ the bag last week. (a) have carried (b) carry (c) carried (d) will carry
25. 25.___ Nisha drink milk last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
26. 26.He ___ the train last Sunday. (a) takes (b) taked (c) took (d) will take
27. 27.You ___ a story in 2023. (a) told (b) tell (c) will tell (d) telled
28. 28.We ___ rice in 2023. (a) have cooked (b) cooked (c) cook (d) will cook
29. 29.We ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) will run (b) ran (c) runned (d) run
30. 30.___ we tell a story last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
31. 31.___ she take the train yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
32. 32.___ you clean the room in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
33. 33.He did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helping (b) helped (c) helps (d) help
34. 34.___ you make tea yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
35. 35.I did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drew (b) draws (c) drawing (d) draw
36. 36.___ Farhan draw a picture last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
37. 37.They did not ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants
38. 38.They did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) brought (d) bring
39. 39.___ they tell a story two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
40. 40.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought

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