Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 783 · 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.I ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) will help (b) helped (c) help (d) have helped
2. 2.We did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
3. 3.She did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washed (d) washes
4. 4.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) running (d) ran
5. 5.I did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eats (b) eating (c) ate (d) eat
6. 6.We did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) building (b) builds (c) build (d) built
7. 7.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
8. 8.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) gone (d) going
9. 9.She ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flyed (b) flew (c) will fly (d) flies
10. 10.He did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) built (b) builds (c) build (d) building
11. 11.They ___ for the team yesterday. (a) have clapped (b) clap (c) will clap (d) clapped
12. 12.Tara did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) playing (b) played (c) play (d) plays
13. 13.___ we clap for the team two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
14. 14.The students ___ milk last Sunday. (a) will drink (b) drink (c) drinked (d) drank
15. 15.He did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catch (d) catching
16. 16.___ they dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
17. 17.___ he send a message yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
18. 18.We ___ the ball in 2023. (a) caught (b) catched (c) catch (d) will catch
19. 19.___ Vivaan drink milk last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
20. 20.___ we catch the ball yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
21. 21.Farhan did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) caught
22. 22.They ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plant (b) will plant (c) planted (d) have planted
23. 23.She did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eating (b) ate (c) eats (d) eat
24. 24.You ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) have danced (b) will dance (c) dance (d) danced
25. 25.He did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) wash (b) washed (c) washing (d) washes
26. 26.They ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapped (b) clap (c) have clapped (d) will clap
27. 27.___ you swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
28. 28.___ my friends swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
29. 29.We ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rided (b) will ride (c) rode (d) ride
30. 30.She ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drawed (b) draws (c) drew (d) will draw
31. 31.Yash did not ___ a song last week. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sing (d) sang
32. 32.I did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carry (d) carrying
33. 33.You did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbing (b) climbed (c) climb (d) climbs
34. 34.The children ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) will swim (d) swim
35. 35.___ I cook rice in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
36. 36.They did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) send (b) sending (c) sent (d) sends
37. 37.Farhan ___ the train two days ago. (a) takes (b) taked (c) will take (d) took
38. 38.I ___ the match last Sunday. (a) will win (b) win (c) won (d) winned
39. 39.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
40. 40.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drinked

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