Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 72 · 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 “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) spoken
2. 2.You ___ science last week. (a) have studied (b) studied (c) study (d) will study
3. 3.Rohan did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) caught
4. 4.They ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) have planted (c) plant (d) will plant
5. 5.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swum (d) swimmed
6. 6.___ they send a message yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
7. 7.We did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catch (d) catching
8. 8.She ___ on the stage last week. (a) dances (b) has danced (c) will dance (d) danced
9. 9.He did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleaned
10. 10.___ you climb a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
11. 11.The students did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) build (b) built (c) building (d) builds
12. 12.My friends did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) speaks (d) spoke
13. 13.___ I run in the park last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
14. 14.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) run (d) ran
15. 15.We ___ a song two days ago. (a) will sing (b) sing (c) have sung (d) sang
16. 16.You ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builded (b) will build (c) build (d) built
17. 17.Kavya ___ the train in 2023. (a) will take (b) takes (c) taked (d) took
18. 18.The children ___ the ball last week. (a) throwed (b) throw (c) will throw (d) threw
19. 19.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
20. 20.My sister ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writes (b) will write (c) writed (d) wrote
21. 21.My parents ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) plant (c) have planted (d) will plant
22. 22.___ we dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
23. 23.___ Riya buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.He ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) has watched (b) watches (c) watched (d) will watch
25. 25.She ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catches (b) catched (c) caught (d) will catch
26. 26.My sister ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) has planted (d) plants
27. 27.___ Ira build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
28. 28.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plant (b) have planted (c) will plant (d) planted
29. 29.Manav ___ a cap in 2023. (a) weared (b) wears (c) will wear (d) wore
30. 30.The students ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flyed (b) will fly (c) flew (d) fly
31. 31.He did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
32. 32.They did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) cleaned
33. 33.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinked (c) drinking (d) drunk
34. 34.___ you drink milk last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
35. 35.You ___ cricket in 2023. (a) will play (b) play (c) played (d) have played
36. 36.___ they jog in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
37. 37.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
38. 38.You ___ a cartoon last week. (a) have watched (b) will watch (c) watched (d) watch
39. 39.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) taked (d) took
40. 40.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wore (c) worn (d) weared

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