Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 741 · 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.We did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) sang (b) sings (c) singing (d) sing
2. 2.___ we ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
3. 3.He did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tells (b) telling (c) told (d) tell
4. 4.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyed (c) flew (d) flown
5. 5.You ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) ran (b) will run (c) run (d) runned
6. 6.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
7. 7.Myra ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flyed (b) flew (c) will fly (d) flies
8. 8.___ the students speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
9. 9.I ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will plant (b) plant (c) have planted (d) planted
10. 10.She ___ a cake last week. (a) will bake (b) baked (c) has baked (d) bakes
11. 11.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) run (d) ran
12. 12.I did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) make (b) makes (c) making (d) made
13. 13.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) going (d) gone
14. 14.___ my brother write a letter in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
15. 15.My sister did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buying (b) buys (c) buy (d) bought
16. 16.You ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rided (b) rode (c) will ride (d) ride
17. 17.Diya ___ cricket in 2023. (a) will play (b) plays (c) played (d) has played
18. 18.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
19. 19.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
20. 20.Kabir ___ a cap last week. (a) weared (b) wore (c) will wear (d) wears
21. 21.They ___ a song last Sunday. (a) will sing (b) sing (c) have sung (d) sang
22. 22.You did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
23. 23.Saanvi ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) will buy (b) buys (c) bought (d) buyed
24. 24.My brother ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) watches (c) has watched (d) will watch
25. 25.We ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) have helped (b) help (c) will help (d) helped
26. 26.We ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) will watch (b) watched (c) watch (d) have watched
27. 27.___ Aarav draw a picture in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
28. 28.He did not ___ the match last week. (a) winning (b) wins (c) won (d) win
29. 29.___ Diya help Grandma yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
30. 30.She ___ a message yesterday. (a) sent (b) sends (c) sended (d) will send
31. 31.You ___ the train last Sunday. (a) taked (b) took (c) will take (d) take
32. 32.You did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studying (b) studies (c) studied (d) study
33. 33.My sister ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) plays (c) will play (d) has played
34. 34.My friends ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wear (b) wore (c) weared (d) will wear
35. 35.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) weared (c) wearing (d) worn
36. 36.I did not ___ the match last week. (a) winning (b) wins (c) won (d) win
37. 37.Aditya did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swim (d) swimming
38. 38.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
39. 39.Tara did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drawing (b) drew (c) draw (d) draws
40. 40.You ___ science last week. (a) have studied (b) studied (c) study (d) will study

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