Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 780 · 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 ___ the room last week. (a) clean (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) cleaned
2. 2.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) wrote (d) written
3. 3.She ___ a letter in 2023. (a) wrote (b) writed (c) will write (d) writes
4. 4.___ we speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
5. 5.We ___ the ball last week. (a) threw (b) throwed (c) throw (d) will throw
6. 6.___ you go to school yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
7. 7.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swimmed (d) swam
8. 8.Sneha ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throws (b) throwed (c) will throw (d) threw
9. 9.___ my cousins play cricket last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
10. 10.They did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) threw (b) throw (c) throws (d) throwing
11. 11.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
12. 12.___ we dance on the stage last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
13. 13.___ Aarav play cricket last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
14. 14.My sister ___ a mango two days ago. (a) will eat (b) eats (c) eated (d) ate
15. 15.The children ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throw (b) will throw (c) throwed (d) threw
16. 16.We ___ the train yesterday. (a) will take (b) take (c) taked (d) took
17. 17.We ___ tea last week. (a) maked (b) made (c) make (d) will make
18. 18.He did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) spoke (d) speaking
19. 19.You ___ the ball two days ago. (a) threw (b) throw (c) will throw (d) throwed
20. 20.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speaked
21. 21.I ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) builded (b) will build (c) build (d) built
22. 22.We ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) build (b) builded (c) will build (d) built
23. 23.Ananya ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleans (b) will clean (c) has cleaned (d) cleaned
24. 24.I did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) planting (b) planted (c) plant (d) plants
25. 25.___ I plant a tree two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
26. 26.My brother ___ tea yesterday. (a) makes (b) will make (c) maked (d) made
27. 27.Diya did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) wrote (b) writing (c) writes (d) write
28. 28.___ we study science last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
29. 29.We ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) will watch (c) have watched (d) watch
30. 30.Arjun did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wear (d) wore
31. 31.My sister did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
32. 32.My brother ___ a song in 2023. (a) will sing (b) sang (c) has sung (d) sings
33. 33.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flown (c) flyed (d) flying
34. 34.___ she watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
35. 35.Nisha did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helping (b) help (c) helped (d) helps
36. 36.We did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooking (b) cooked (c) cook (d) cooks
37. 37.I did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dances (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dance
38. 38.___ they clean the room last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
39. 39.___ she ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
40. 40.Vivaan ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washed (b) has washed (c) will wash (d) washes

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