Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 811 · 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.Diya did not ___ tea last week. (a) making (b) made (c) makes (d) make
2. 2.___ I play cricket two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
3. 3.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) throwing (d) threw
4. 4.We did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runs
5. 5.Vivaan ___ the match last week. (a) winned (b) wins (c) won (d) will win
6. 6.He ___ a song in 2023. (a) sings (b) will sing (c) has sung (d) sang
7. 7.I did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) building (b) built (c) builds (d) build
8. 8.We ___ a tree yesterday. (a) have planted (b) will plant (c) plant (d) planted
9. 9.___ my friends clean the room two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
10. 10.I ___ the train in 2023. (a) will take (b) taked (c) took (d) take
11. 11.Yash ___ a kite in 2023. (a) will fly (b) flies (c) flew (d) flyed
12. 12.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
13. 13.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) run (c) running (d) ran
14. 14.___ we play cricket yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
15. 15.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rode
16. 16.We ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eated (b) eat (c) ate (d) will eat
17. 17.He ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washed (d) washes
18. 18.We did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) planted
19. 19.We ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flyed (d) will fly
20. 20.My brother ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helped (b) helps (c) will help (d) has helped
21. 21.They did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washed (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
22. 22.We did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flew (d) flying
23. 23.___ he write a letter yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
24. 24.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) goed (c) gone (d) went
25. 25.We ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) build (b) will build (c) built (d) builded
26. 26.I did not ___ milk last week. (a) drinks (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drink
27. 27.She ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buys (b) buyed (c) bought (d) will buy
28. 28.___ Aditya send a message in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
29. 29.I did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swam
30. 30.They ___ for the team last week. (a) will clap (b) clapped (c) have clapped (d) clap
31. 31.I did not ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
32. 32.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
33. 33.I ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runned (b) run (c) ran (d) will run
34. 34.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drunk
35. 35.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
36. 36.___ you throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
37. 37.___ you make tea yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
38. 38.They ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooked (b) will cook (c) cook (d) have cooked
39. 39.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
40. 40.She did not ___ the room last week. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) cleaned

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