Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 684 · 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 “throw”? (a) thrown (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throwed
2. 2.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawed (c) drawn (d) drew
3. 3.___ I speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
4. 4.Zoya ___ the match last week. (a) wins (b) will win (c) winned (d) won
5. 5.I ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) play (c) will play (d) have played
6. 6.___ she drink milk in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
7. 7.___ Riya write a letter two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
8. 8.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) running (c) run (d) runned
9. 9.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
10. 10.My brother did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) ride (b) rides (c) rode (d) riding
11. 11.___ she study science last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
12. 12.My friends did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swim (d) swam
13. 13.You ___ a kite in 2023. (a) will fly (b) fly (c) flew (d) flyed
14. 14.___ he clap for the team yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
15. 15.We did not ___ a mango last week. (a) eats (b) eat (c) ate (d) eating
16. 16.They did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tells (b) tell (c) told (d) telling
17. 17.My brother ___ the dog last week. (a) feeded (b) fed (c) will feed (d) feeds
18. 18.Kavya ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flies (b) flyed (c) will fly (d) flew
19. 19.___ she wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
20. 20.___ Ishaan run in the park last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
21. 21.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) swimming
22. 22.___ Ananya take the train last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
23. 23.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) speaked
24. 24.___ we sing a song last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
25. 25.My brother ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooks (b) will cook (c) cooked (d) has cooked
26. 26.Riya ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) built (b) builds (c) will build (d) builded
27. 27.___ Neel jog in the park last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
28. 28.He did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eat (d) eating
29. 29.___ you clean the room last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
30. 30.I did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) washed (c) wash (d) washing
31. 31.You did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking (d) spoke
32. 32.___ my brother watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
33. 33.Myra did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flies (b) flew (c) flying (d) fly
34. 34.Ishaan did not ___ cricket last week. (a) play (b) played (c) playing (d) plays
35. 35.You did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catching (b) catches (c) caught (d) catch
36. 36.___ he climb a tree yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
37. 37.Rohan ___ the dog in 2023. (a) will feed (b) feeded (c) feeds (d) fed
38. 38.She ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) has washed (b) washed (c) will wash (d) washes
39. 39.___ they dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
40. 40.She ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) builds (b) will build (c) built (d) builded

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