Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 705 · 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.___ I feed the dog two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
2. 2.I ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooked (b) will cook (c) have cooked (d) cook
3. 3.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) worn (c) wearing (d) weared
4. 4.My brother ___ the room last Sunday. (a) has cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
5. 5.___ Zoya speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.She did not ___ to school last week. (a) going (b) went (c) go (d) goes
7. 7.They did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builds (b) building (c) built (d) build
8. 8.You ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draw (b) will draw (c) drawed (d) drew
9. 9.She ___ a tree yesterday. (a) has planted (b) plants (c) planted (d) will plant
10. 10.___ Ishaan dance on the stage last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
11. 11.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drinking
12. 12.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eaten (c) eated (d) eating
13. 13.Saanvi ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) has played (b) plays (c) played (d) will play
14. 14.Ishaan did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sending (b) send (c) sent (d) sends
15. 15.___ my brother climb a tree last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
16. 16.We ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) play (c) will play (d) have played
17. 17.___ I build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
18. 18.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flew (c) flyed (d) flying
19. 19.___ they clap for the team last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
20. 20.Karan did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swim (d) swims
21. 21.Manav did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catching (b) caught (c) catch (d) catches
22. 22.My parents did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plants (b) planting (c) planted (d) plant
23. 23.___ Nisha watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
24. 24.She ___ rice last week. (a) cooked (b) will cook (c) has cooked (d) cooks
25. 25.Kunal did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) planted
26. 26.___ you build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
27. 27.___ you clap for the team in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
28. 28.They did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plants (b) planted (c) plant (d) planting
29. 29.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
30. 30.Rahul ___ to school in 2023. (a) went (b) will go (c) goes (d) goed
31. 31.We ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catch (b) catched (c) caught (d) will catch
32. 32.___ Aarav clap for the team in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
33. 33.I did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) ran (b) running (c) run (d) runs
34. 34.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawed (c) drew (d) drawing
35. 35.Ananya did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catching (d) catch
36. 36.She did not ___ for the team last week. (a) clapped (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clap
37. 37.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
38. 38.They ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drawed (b) drew (c) draw (d) will draw
39. 39.She did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) cleaning
40. 40.We did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) wins (b) winning (c) won (d) win

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