Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 786 · 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.Dev did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builds (b) building (c) build (d) built
2. 2.My brother ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogged (b) will jog (c) jogs (d) has jogged
3. 3.He ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writes (b) will write (c) writed (d) wrote
4. 4.___ my brother clap for the team in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
5. 5.You ___ Hindi last week. (a) spoke (b) speaked (c) will speak (d) speak
6. 6.___ she wear a cap in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
7. 7.___ Kavya eat a mango two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
8. 8.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
9. 9.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drunk
10. 10.My cousins ___ tea last Sunday. (a) will make (b) maked (c) made (d) make
11. 11.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taking (c) taken (d) taked
12. 12.You ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) have jogged (d) will jog
13. 13.Riya did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) built (b) building (c) builds (d) build
14. 14.She ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brings (b) bringed (c) will bring (d) brought
15. 15.___ I clean the room two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
16. 16.___ they cook rice last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
17. 17.I did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) played (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
18. 18.We ___ a story last week. (a) tell (b) will tell (c) told (d) telled
19. 19.The students ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) will fly (b) fly (c) flyed (d) flew
20. 20.Ishaan ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) will help (b) has helped (c) helped (d) helps
21. 21.We did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogging (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) jog
22. 22.She ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) spoke (b) speaks (c) speaked (d) will speak
23. 23.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
24. 24.___ we help Grandma in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
25. 25.___ we climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
26. 26.She did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) telling (b) tell (c) tells (d) told
27. 27.___ Saanvi cook rice in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
28. 28.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) worn (c) wearing (d) weared
29. 29.___ my cousins build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
30. 30.___ you take the train last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
31. 31.___ Vivaan climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
32. 32.I ___ vegetables last week. (a) will buy (b) buy (c) bought (d) buyed
33. 33.Diya ___ a song two days ago. (a) has sung (b) will sing (c) sang (d) sings
34. 34.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swimmed
35. 35.___ Aditya run in the park last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
36. 36.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawed (c) drawing (d) drew
37. 37.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
38. 38.My brother did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baking (b) baked (c) bake (d) bakes
39. 39.___ he go to school last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
40. 40.He did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washes (b) washing (c) washed (d) wash

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