Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 73 · 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.I ___ the room yesterday. (a) will clean (b) have cleaned (c) cleaned (d) clean
2. 2.My brother ___ to school two days ago. (a) goed (b) will go (c) went (d) goes
3. 3.They did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) danced
4. 4.They ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swam (b) will swim (c) swim (d) swimmed
5. 5.I did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studying (b) studied (c) studies (d) study
6. 6.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rode (c) ridden (d) rided
7. 7.___ he build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
8. 8.I did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flew (d) flies
9. 9.___ you wear a cap yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
10. 10.___ they climb a tree in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
11. 11.Diya ___ milk last week. (a) will drink (b) drinks (c) drinked (d) drank
12. 12.He ___ a song two days ago. (a) will sing (b) sang (c) sings (d) has sung
13. 13.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
14. 14.My sister ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) will play (b) has played (c) plays (d) played
15. 15.They did not ___ a message last week. (a) sends (b) sent (c) sending (d) send
16. 16.___ you clean the room yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
17. 17.We did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbed (d) climbs
18. 18.He did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) go (c) goes (d) going
19. 19.___ she build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
20. 20.He did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) build (b) builds (c) built (d) building
21. 21.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
22. 22.___ you jog in the park two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
23. 23.___ the children go to school yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
24. 24.My brother did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dance (b) dances (c) dancing (d) danced
25. 25.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
26. 26.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) going (c) gone (d) goed
27. 27.My parents did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
28. 28.Rahul did not ___ a picture two days ago. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) draw (d) drew
29. 29.___ we tell a story last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
30. 30.___ they swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
31. 31.___ I write a letter last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
32. 32.He ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwed (b) will throw (c) throws (d) threw
33. 33.___ he climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
34. 34.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) spoken
35. 35.She ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wears (b) wore (c) will wear (d) weared
36. 36.___ I send a message two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
37. 37.My parents did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writes (b) write (c) writing (d) wrote
38. 38.___ they make tea last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
39. 39.Omkar ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) will buy (b) buyed (c) buys (d) bought
40. 40.She ___ the dog two days ago. (a) will feed (b) feeded (c) feeds (d) fed

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