Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 874 · 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 “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) spoken
2. 2.___ they make tea yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
3. 3.___ Rohan study science in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
4. 4.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawed (c) drawing (d) drew
5. 5.My brother did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) spoke (d) speaking
6. 6.My sister did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dances (b) danced (c) dance (d) dancing
7. 7.You ___ a cap last week. (a) wore (b) weared (c) wear (d) will wear
8. 8.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
9. 9.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
10. 10.___ he swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
11. 11.My brother ___ milk two days ago. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drinked (d) will drink
12. 12.She ___ rice yesterday. (a) will cook (b) cooked (c) has cooked (d) cooks
13. 13.The students ___ a song two days ago. (a) sing (b) will sing (c) sang (d) have sung
14. 14.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) wrote (d) written
15. 15.___ I wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
16. 16.___ Arjun win the match in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
17. 17.He ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) will swim (b) swims (c) swimmed (d) swam
18. 18.Aarav ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) plants (c) will plant (d) has planted
19. 19.My cousins did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) ride (b) rode (c) riding (d) rides
20. 20.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
21. 21.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
22. 22.___ I feed the dog yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
23. 23.Arjun did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) wrote (b) writing (c) writes (d) write
24. 24.___ they send a message last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
25. 25.They ___ milk in 2023. (a) drank (b) drink (c) will drink (d) drinked
26. 26.___ the children draw a picture two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
27. 27.My friends ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeded (b) fed (c) will feed (d) feed
28. 28.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
29. 29.___ my friends tell a story in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swam
31. 31.He ___ the room last week. (a) cleans (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) has cleaned
32. 32.___ my sister ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
33. 33.Saanvi did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jogged
34. 34.She did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogged
35. 35.My sister did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) write (b) writing (c) writes (d) wrote
36. 36.My parents did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catch (b) catching (c) caught (d) catches
37. 37.___ I take the train yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
38. 38.___ my sister climb a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
39. 39.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eating (c) eated (d) ate
40. 40.You did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swims (b) swam (c) swim (d) swimming

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