Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 739 · 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 did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swam
2. 2.He ___ the dishes last week. (a) has washed (b) will wash (c) washed (d) washes
3. 3.___ we cook rice two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
4. 4.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
5. 5.Priya ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) will bring (b) brought (c) brings (d) bringed
6. 6.She did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helped (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
7. 7.Diya did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wore (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wear
8. 8.We ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) spoke (b) speaked (c) will speak (d) speak
9. 9.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wearing (c) wore (d) worn
10. 10.They ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) wash (b) have washed (c) will wash (d) washed
11. 11.They ___ a letter last week. (a) writed (b) will write (c) write (d) wrote
12. 12.She did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) telling (b) told (c) tell (d) tells
13. 13.They did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jog
14. 14.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) speaking (d) spoke
15. 15.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) written (c) wrote (d) writed
16. 16.___ we sing a song two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
17. 17.___ I go to school in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
18. 18.___ he clean the room in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
19. 19.He ___ tea in 2023. (a) makes (b) maked (c) will make (d) made
20. 20.___ they run in the park last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.___ you make tea yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
22. 22.You ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) play (b) have played (c) played (d) will play
23. 23.He did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) claps (b) clapped (c) clapping (d) clap
24. 24.She did not ___ tea last week. (a) makes (b) making (c) make (d) made
25. 25.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
26. 26.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) going (c) gone (d) went
27. 27.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
28. 28.He did not ___ a mango last week. (a) ate (b) eat (c) eating (d) eats
29. 29.___ she swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.Vivaan did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooking (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) cook
31. 31.He ___ Grandma last week. (a) helped (b) has helped (c) will help (d) helps
32. 32.Kavya ___ vegetables last week. (a) will buy (b) buys (c) bought (d) buyed
33. 33.You ___ the room yesterday. (a) will clean (b) have cleaned (c) cleaned (d) clean
34. 34.___ my brother tell a story last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
35. 35.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drunk
36. 36.My sister did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) winning (b) won (c) win (d) wins
37. 37.They did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) told
38. 38.The students did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
39. 39.___ they bake a cake yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
40. 40.You ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) watch (c) have watched (d) will watch

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