Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 728 · 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.She ___ the dishes last week. (a) has washed (b) will wash (c) washes (d) washed
2. 2.Manav did not ___ the ball last week. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) caught
3. 3.Riya ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rided (b) will ride (c) rode (d) rides
4. 4.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
5. 5.My sister ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbed (b) has climbed (c) will climb (d) climbs
6. 6.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
7. 7.We did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sending (b) sent (c) send (d) sends
8. 8.Ananya did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buy (d) buying
9. 9.Aditya did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants
10. 10.___ he jog in the park in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
11. 11.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
12. 12.I ___ in the park last week. (a) jog (b) will jog (c) have jogged (d) jogged
13. 13.He ___ milk yesterday. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drinked
14. 14.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) ran (c) run (d) running
15. 15.Aditya did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wore
16. 16.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
17. 17.He ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throwed (b) will throw (c) threw (d) throws
18. 18.They ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) ride (b) will ride (c) rode (d) rided
19. 19.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
20. 20.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinked
21. 21.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
22. 22.Priya ___ a message two days ago. (a) will send (b) sends (c) sended (d) sent
23. 23.___ Farhan catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
24. 24.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) gone (c) goed (d) going
25. 25.He did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooked (d) cooks
26. 26.We ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaked (b) will speak (c) speak (d) spoke
27. 27.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
28. 28.My parents ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) have jogged (b) will jog (c) jogged (d) jog
29. 29.She ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) writes (c) will write (d) writed
30. 30.___ I speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
31. 31.My sister ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builded (b) will build (c) builds (d) built
32. 32.He ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brought (b) bringed (c) brings (d) will bring
33. 33.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) wrote (c) writed (d) written
34. 34.___ my sister write a letter last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
35. 35.She ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) danced (b) dances (c) will dance (d) has danced
36. 36.___ Aarav build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
37. 37.They did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) fed (d) feed
38. 38.He ___ rice last Sunday. (a) will cook (b) cooks (c) has cooked (d) cooked
39. 39.___ Kabir wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.___ he wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do

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