Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 88 · 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 “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
2. 2.___ I run in the park last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
3. 3.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawn (c) drawed (d) drawing
4. 4.They ___ on the stage last week. (a) have danced (b) dance (c) danced (d) will dance
5. 5.___ Kavya bring lunch in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.___ she build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
7. 7.We ___ to school in 2023. (a) will go (b) went (c) go (d) goed
8. 8.___ my sister write a letter last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
9. 9.My brother did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baking (d) baked
10. 10.___ my cousins draw a picture last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
11. 11.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) took (d) taked
12. 12.___ my sister buy vegetables last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
13. 13.They did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watches (b) watched (c) watching (d) watch
14. 14.___ you swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
15. 15.___ he buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
16. 16.Aisha did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching (d) watched
17. 17.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) rode (d) riding
18. 18.He ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flew (b) flyed (c) will fly (d) flies
19. 19.Aisha did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sending (b) sent (c) send (d) sends
20. 20.___ they watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
21. 21.We ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) will ride (b) rode (c) ride (d) rided
22. 22.___ I wear a cap in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
23. 23.___ they sing a song last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
24. 24.You ___ the train yesterday. (a) took (b) will take (c) take (d) taked
25. 25.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drinked
26. 26.My brother ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) has climbed (b) climbs (c) will climb (d) climbed
27. 27.___ you play cricket in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
28. 28.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
29. 29.___ Omkar take the train last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
30. 30.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
31. 31.We did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climb
32. 32.The students ___ to school yesterday. (a) go (b) will go (c) goed (d) went
33. 33.She ___ a message yesterday. (a) sended (b) sent (c) sends (d) will send
34. 34.Rahul ___ a song in 2023. (a) sings (b) has sung (c) will sing (d) sang
35. 35.Zoya ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catches (b) caught (c) will catch (d) catched
36. 36.Kunal ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draws (b) will draw (c) drawed (d) drew
37. 37.___ the students wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
38. 38.___ Isha plant a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) eating (d) ate
40. 40.I ___ the dog in 2023. (a) will feed (b) fed (c) feed (d) feeded

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