Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 820 · 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.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinked
2. 2.She did not ___ science in 2023. (a) study (b) studied (c) studies (d) studying
3. 3.They ___ the train yesterday. (a) took (b) taked (c) will take (d) take
4. 4.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) ate (c) eated (d) eaten
5. 5.You did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) baked
6. 6.___ they help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
7. 7.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) took (c) taking (d) taked
8. 8.___ they drink milk last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
9. 9.They ___ a letter two days ago. (a) will write (b) write (c) writed (d) wrote
10. 10.He ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planted (b) has planted (c) will plant (d) plants
11. 11.The children ___ the match in 2023. (a) winned (b) will win (c) won (d) win
12. 12.She did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wore (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wears
13. 13.They ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) will play (c) have played (d) play
14. 14.I did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) built (b) building (c) build (d) builds
15. 15.We did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogging (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) jog
16. 16.We ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) will swim (b) swimmed (c) swim (d) swam
17. 17.Ishaan did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
18. 18.He did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) took
19. 19.___ I make tea last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
20. 20.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flown (c) flyed (d) flew
21. 21.___ we help Grandma two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
22. 22.___ she catch the ball two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
23. 23.She ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bakes (b) has baked (c) baked (d) will bake
24. 24.You ___ the dog two days ago. (a) fed (b) feeded (c) will feed (d) feed
25. 25.I ___ a letter in 2023. (a) write (b) writed (c) wrote (d) will write
26. 26.___ I bake a cake two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
28. 28.___ you wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
29. 29.I ___ a story in 2023. (a) told (b) will tell (c) telled (d) tell
30. 30.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
31. 31.___ my parents help Grandma last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
32. 32.___ we draw a picture last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
33. 33.She did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eating (b) ate (c) eats (d) eat
34. 34.___ he fly a kite yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
35. 35.I ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) will speak (b) speaked (c) speak (d) spoke
36. 36.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
37. 37.Ira ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dances (b) will dance (c) has danced (d) danced
38. 38.They ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) help (b) helped (c) have helped (d) will help
39. 39.I did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drank (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
40. 40.You ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) have watched (b) watch (c) will watch (d) watched

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