Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 913 · 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 “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swum
2. 2.___ we plant a tree last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
3. 3.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) wrote (c) written (d) writed
4. 4.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
5. 5.My parents ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drew (b) draw (c) drawed (d) will draw
6. 6.I did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaning (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) cleans
7. 7.___ they fly a kite in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
8. 8.___ my brother help Grandma in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
9. 9.I did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flying (d) flew
10. 10.___ she sing a song last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
11. 11.You ___ a story two days ago. (a) tell (b) will tell (c) told (d) telled
12. 12.Myra ___ lunch last week. (a) brought (b) bringed (c) brings (d) will bring
13. 13.You ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) have helped (b) will help (c) helped (d) help
14. 14.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) going (d) went
15. 15.___ she dance on the stage last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
16. 16.___ they write a letter last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
17. 17.You ___ a song in 2023. (a) have sung (b) will sing (c) sang (d) sing
18. 18.You did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builds (b) built (c) building (d) build
19. 19.___ my sister bake a cake yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
20. 20.She ___ a mango in 2023. (a) ate (b) eated (c) will eat (d) eats
21. 21.They ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bake (b) have baked (c) will bake (d) baked
22. 22.They ___ cricket yesterday. (a) have played (b) will play (c) play (d) played
23. 23.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
24. 24.They did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writing (b) writes (c) wrote (d) write
25. 25.Aarav did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swims (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swim
26. 26.I did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dances (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dance
27. 27.He ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watches (b) will watch (c) has watched (d) watched
28. 28.He ___ the dog two days ago. (a) will feed (b) feeded (c) fed (d) feeds
29. 29.We did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) built (b) build (c) builds (d) building
30. 30.My friends did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) played
31. 31.Pooja did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) make (b) makes (c) made (d) making
32. 32.I ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helped (b) have helped (c) will help (d) help
33. 33.___ he ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
34. 34.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) ran (d) running
35. 35.___ she wear a cap last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
36. 36.They ___ tea last week. (a) made (b) maked (c) will make (d) make
37. 37.___ you clap for the team yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
38. 38.___ my sister send a message last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
39. 39.Arjun did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbed
40. 40.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed

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