Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 690 · 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 “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flying (c) flew (d) flown
2. 2.___ we catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
3. 3.She ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helps (b) has helped (c) will help (d) helped
4. 4.She did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) help (b) helped (c) helping (d) helps
5. 5.She ___ Grandma last week. (a) helped (b) will help (c) has helped (d) helps
6. 6.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
7. 7.We ___ the train yesterday. (a) took (b) taked (c) will take (d) take
8. 8.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
9. 9.She ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watched (b) watches (c) will watch (d) has watched
10. 10.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) taked (d) took
11. 11.The students ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) will eat (b) eat (c) ate (d) eated
12. 12.Kunal did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbing (b) climbed (c) climb (d) climbs
13. 13.___ Omkar drink milk yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
14. 14.I did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rode (d) rides
15. 15.He did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drank
16. 16.___ my brother study science yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
17. 17.He did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) winning (b) win (c) wins (d) won
18. 18.He did not ___ a picture two days ago. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drew (d) drawing
19. 19.___ Omkar write a letter in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
20. 20.___ I study science in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eating (c) eated (d) ate
22. 22.___ Nisha make tea yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
23. 23.You did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinks (b) drank (c) drink (d) drinking
24. 24.___ I wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
25. 25.You ___ to school last Sunday. (a) went (b) go (c) will go (d) goed
26. 26.Aditya did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runs (b) ran (c) running (d) run
27. 27.___ Arjun watch a cartoon last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
28. 28.We did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) spoke (d) speaking
29. 29.I ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watch (b) have watched (c) will watch (d) watched
30. 30.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
31. 31.___ you build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
32. 32.___ I jog in the park in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
33. 33.I ___ the match last Sunday. (a) winned (b) win (c) won (d) will win
34. 34.We did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) run (b) runs (c) running (d) ran
35. 35.We did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catch (b) catching (c) caught (d) catches
36. 36.You ___ rice two days ago. (a) cook (b) have cooked (c) cooked (d) will cook
37. 37.My parents ___ to school two days ago. (a) go (b) will go (c) goed (d) went
38. 38.___ he ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
39. 39.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
40. 40.She did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch (d) watched

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