Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 721 · 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.Rohan ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooks (b) has cooked (c) cooked (d) will cook
2. 2.My friends did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) speak
3. 3.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
4. 4.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
5. 5.Priya did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) wins (c) winning (d) win
6. 6.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wearing (c) weared (d) wore
7. 7.Aisha did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) win (b) winning (c) wins (d) won
8. 8.___ I cook rice last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
9. 9.He did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wore (d) wears
10. 10.___ my friends play cricket yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
11. 11.___ Ira clap for the team last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
12. 12.You ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) will buy (b) buy (c) bought (d) buyed
13. 13.My cousins did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swam (b) swim (c) swims (d) swimming
14. 14.He ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) has washed (b) will wash (c) washed (d) washes
15. 15.My sister did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw (d) drew
16. 16.Ananya ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeds (b) will feed (c) feeded (d) fed
17. 17.He ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sended (b) sends (c) sent (d) will send
18. 18.She ___ a message two days ago. (a) sended (b) sends (c) will send (d) sent
19. 19.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
20. 20.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) going (c) gone (d) goed
21. 21.We ___ science two days ago. (a) have studied (b) study (c) will study (d) studied
22. 22.She did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
23. 23.You ___ to school in 2023. (a) went (b) will go (c) goed (d) go
24. 24.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
25. 25.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) ran (c) runned (d) run
26. 26.We did not ___ a mango last week. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eat (d) eating
27. 27.___ you wear a cap two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
28. 28.___ she climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
29. 29.___ we dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
30. 30.We did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) planted
31. 31.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) took (c) taking (d) taked
32. 32.I did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climbed (d) climb
33. 33.We ___ a cartoon last week. (a) will watch (b) watch (c) have watched (d) watched
34. 34.My brother ___ a tree yesterday. (a) has climbed (b) will climb (c) climbed (d) climbs
35. 35.___ Ira build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
36. 36.___ you play cricket two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
37. 37.Myra ___ science last Sunday. (a) studies (b) has studied (c) studied (d) will study
38. 38.He ___ a song in 2023. (a) will sing (b) has sung (c) sings (d) sang
39. 39.___ you bake a cake in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
40. 40.Dev did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studying (b) study (c) studies (d) studied

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