Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 723 · 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.He did not ___ in the park last week. (a) ran (b) run (c) runs (d) running
2. 2.The students ___ for the team two days ago. (a) will clap (b) have clapped (c) clapped (d) clap
3. 3.The students did not ___ a message last week. (a) sending (b) sends (c) sent (d) send
4. 4.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
5. 5.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
6. 6.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) gone (c) going (d) goed
7. 7.My sister did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) run (b) running (c) runs (d) ran
8. 8.You ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carry (b) carried (c) will carry (d) have carried
9. 9.___ we cook rice last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
10. 10.___ she build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
11. 11.We ___ the room last Sunday. (a) have cleaned (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) will clean
12. 12.You ___ a story yesterday. (a) will tell (b) told (c) tell (d) telled
13. 13.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
14. 14.I ___ the ball last week. (a) throw (b) will throw (c) throwed (d) threw
15. 15.Riya did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) studied
16. 16.Farhan did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sang (d) sings
17. 17.___ my brother watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
18. 18.___ my cousins carry the bag yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
19. 19.___ she cook rice yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
20. 20.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) took (d) taking
21. 21.Pooja ___ the match last Sunday. (a) will win (b) wins (c) winned (d) won
22. 22.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drank
23. 23.We did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance
24. 24.She ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) has climbed (b) climbed (c) climbs (d) will climb
25. 25.Yash did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) brought
26. 26.My sister did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogged
27. 27.Arjun ___ science in 2023. (a) studied (b) will study (c) studies (d) has studied
28. 28.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
29. 29.She did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooked
30. 30.___ Rohan run in the park yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
31. 31.My sister ___ a picture last week. (a) drawed (b) drew (c) will draw (d) draws
32. 32.You did not ___ a tree last week. (a) plants (b) planted (c) planting (d) plant
33. 33.___ Pooja send a message last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
34. 34.___ Neel ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
35. 35.Kabir ___ in the park last week. (a) will run (b) runs (c) ran (d) runned
36. 36.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
37. 37.___ my friends win the match in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
38. 38.Myra ___ the room in 2023. (a) has cleaned (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) will clean
39. 39.They did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) bought (b) buying (c) buys (d) buy
40. 40.We ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) have danced (b) danced (c) will dance (d) dance

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