Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 883 · 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.You ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) play (b) have played (c) will play (d) played
2. 2.She did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) win (c) wins (d) winning
3. 3.Neel ___ for the team two days ago. (a) has clapped (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) claps
4. 4.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) wrote (d) writing
5. 5.Riya ___ a cap last week. (a) wears (b) wore (c) will wear (d) weared
6. 6.___ we win the match last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
7. 7.Ira ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swims (b) swam (c) will swim (d) swimmed
8. 8.Kabir did not ___ a mango two days ago. (a) ate (b) eating (c) eats (d) eat
9. 9.___ he draw a picture yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
10. 10.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) spoken
11. 11.___ my sister take the train last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
12. 12.___ she dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
13. 13.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drawing (d) drew
14. 14.___ the children eat a mango in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
15. 15.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) gone (c) went (d) goed
16. 16.They ___ a cake in 2023. (a) have baked (b) baked (c) bake (d) will bake
17. 17.My parents did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tell (b) tells (c) told (d) telling
18. 18.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wearing (c) wore (d) worn
19. 19.I ___ Hindi last week. (a) speak (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) will speak
20. 20.___ my cousins wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
22. 22.Kunal ___ science last Sunday. (a) studies (b) will study (c) studied (d) has studied
23. 23.She did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) spoke (d) speaks
24. 24.My parents ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writed (b) wrote (c) will write (d) write
25. 25.Farhan did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) write (b) writes (c) writing (d) wrote
26. 26.We ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catched (b) catch (c) caught (d) will catch
27. 27.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) ran (c) runned (d) run
28. 28.___ I ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
29. 29.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) took (c) taked (d) taking
30. 30.He ___ a story yesterday. (a) telled (b) tells (c) will tell (d) told
31. 31.They ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swim (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swam
32. 32.___ my sister tell a story last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
33. 33.My friends did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speak (d) speaks
34. 34.You ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) ride (b) rided (c) rode (d) will ride
35. 35.___ we eat a mango two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
36. 36.They did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) makes (c) making (d) make
37. 37.Diya did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plant (b) planted (c) plants (d) planting
38. 38.She ___ milk yesterday. (a) will drink (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drinked
39. 39.They ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) have danced (b) danced (c) will dance (d) dance
40. 40.___ he buy vegetables last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was

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