Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 782 · 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 tree two days ago. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbed
2. 2.Myra ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) will tell (c) telled (d) tells
3. 3.___ we send a message last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
4. 4.___ I wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
5. 5.She ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) has played (c) will play (d) plays
6. 6.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) ate (c) eated (d) eaten
7. 7.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) riding (c) ridden (d) rode
8. 8.He ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watched (b) will watch (c) has watched (d) watches
9. 9.___ Farhan dance on the stage last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
10. 10.My brother ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wears (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wore
11. 11.___ they write a letter yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
12. 12.She ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drawed (b) will draw (c) drew (d) draws
13. 13.Manav ___ to school two days ago. (a) will go (b) goed (c) went (d) goes
14. 14.You did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catching (d) catch
15. 15.We ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catched (b) catch (c) will catch (d) caught
16. 16.She ___ the room in 2023. (a) will clean (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) has cleaned
17. 17.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runned
18. 18.My parents ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) will speak (b) speak (c) spoke (d) speaked
19. 19.Rohan ___ the match in 2023. (a) will win (b) winned (c) won (d) wins
20. 20.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drunk (d) drank
21. 21.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
22. 22.My sister did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watches (b) watched (c) watching (d) watch
23. 23.___ he study science yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
24. 24.Arjun did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rides (b) riding (c) rode (d) ride
25. 25.You did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washed (d) washes
26. 26.___ I ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
27. 27.___ Karan bake a cake yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
28. 28.My parents ___ tea yesterday. (a) make (b) will make (c) maked (d) made
29. 29.My cousins ___ for the team last week. (a) clap (b) clapped (c) have clapped (d) will clap
30. 30.___ Kabir dance on the stage two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
31. 31.___ we eat a mango yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
32. 32.He ___ for the team last week. (a) claps (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) has clapped
33. 33.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speaked
34. 34.She ___ a cap two days ago. (a) will wear (b) wears (c) wore (d) weared
35. 35.___ she go to school two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
36. 36.We ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clap (b) clapped (c) will clap (d) have clapped
37. 37.___ the children sing a song yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
38. 38.He ___ a tree yesterday. (a) has planted (b) will plant (c) planted (d) plants
39. 39.___ Ira take the train last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
40. 40.___ the children jog in the park last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did

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