Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 729 · 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.You ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builded (b) will build (c) built (d) build
2. 2.My sister ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builded (b) built (c) will build (d) builds
3. 3.She did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dances (b) dance (c) danced (d) dancing
4. 4.I ___ a message last Sunday. (a) will send (b) sent (c) sended (d) send
5. 5.They ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) will dance (b) have danced (c) danced (d) dance
6. 6.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
7. 7.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flown (c) flew (d) flyed
8. 8.I did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
9. 9.You ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) study (c) have studied (d) will study
10. 10.You ___ in the park two days ago. (a) ran (b) runned (c) will run (d) run
11. 11.My brother did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleans
12. 12.They ___ the match last week. (a) won (b) will win (c) winned (d) win
13. 13.My cousins ___ in the park in 2023. (a) will jog (b) jog (c) have jogged (d) jogged
14. 14.Sneha ___ a story last Sunday. (a) telled (b) will tell (c) tells (d) told
15. 15.My friends ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wear (b) will wear (c) weared (d) wore
16. 16.___ Ananya eat a mango in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
17. 17.She did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eat (b) ate (c) eats (d) eating
18. 18.I ___ a song last week. (a) sing (b) have sung (c) sang (d) will sing
19. 19.They ___ a story yesterday. (a) telled (b) will tell (c) tell (d) told
20. 20.You did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) brought
21. 21.They ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) wash (b) have washed (c) washed (d) will wash
22. 22.My brother did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) spoke (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
23. 23.My sister did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) buying (b) buy (c) bought (d) buys
24. 24.___ you make tea yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
25. 25.Priya did not ___ a picture last week. (a) draw (b) drew (c) draws (d) drawing
26. 26.The children did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speaks
27. 27.___ we build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
28. 28.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
29. 29.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
30. 30.He ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) will speak
31. 31.___ she plant a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
32. 32.The students ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swim (b) swam (c) will swim (d) swimmed
33. 33.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
34. 34.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writing (d) writed
35. 35.They ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catched (b) caught (c) will catch (d) catch
36. 36.The students ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) have played (c) play (d) will play
37. 37.___ she bake a cake in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
38. 38.She did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carried (d) carrying
39. 39.___ he play cricket yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
40. 40.My friends ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throwed (c) will throw (d) throw

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