Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 734 · 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 did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
2. 2.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taken (c) took (d) taking
3. 3.___ she play cricket last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
4. 4.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drinked (d) drank
5. 5.My brother ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helps (b) has helped (c) helped (d) will help
6. 6.The children did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builds (b) building (c) built (d) build
7. 7.___ Myra jog in the park in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
8. 8.You ___ a song two days ago. (a) sang (b) will sing (c) sing (d) have sung
9. 9.They did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drink
10. 10.Ira ___ the match in 2023. (a) wins (b) winned (c) will win (d) won
11. 11.My cousins did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flies (b) flew (c) fly (d) flying
12. 12.You ___ a kite last week. (a) flyed (b) flew (c) fly (d) will fly
13. 13.Ira ___ milk last week. (a) drank (b) will drink (c) drinks (d) drinked
14. 14.The children ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) spoke (b) speaked (c) will speak (d) speak
15. 15.___ I eat a mango in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
16. 16.Aditya did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) planted (c) plant (d) planting
17. 17.She did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sing (d) sang
18. 18.I ___ tea two days ago. (a) made (b) will make (c) make (d) maked
19. 19.___ my cousins swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
20. 20.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
21. 21.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
22. 22.___ Diya plant a tree yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
23. 23.I ___ milk yesterday. (a) drink (b) drank (c) drinked (d) will drink
24. 24.___ you draw a picture last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
25. 25.The students ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) will cook (d) have cooked
26. 26.You ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rode (b) will ride (c) rided (d) ride
27. 27.Kabir did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
28. 28.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writing (c) writed (d) wrote
29. 29.___ I buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
30. 30.The children did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) danced
31. 31.___ you build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
32. 32.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
33. 33.We ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) have danced (b) danced (c) will dance (d) dance
34. 34.She ___ cricket in 2023. (a) will play (b) plays (c) played (d) has played
35. 35.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swimmed
36. 36.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawing (c) drawn (d) drew
37. 37.___ you catch the ball two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
38. 38.I ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) will bake (b) baked (c) have baked (d) bake
39. 39.We did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) told (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
40. 40.You did not ___ a picture last week. (a) draws (b) draw (c) drawing (d) drew

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