Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 937 · 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 build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
2. 2.You did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) play (c) plays (d) playing
3. 3.My brother did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) winning (b) wins (c) win (d) won
4. 4.___ we swim in the pool last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
5. 5.We ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eat (b) eated (c) will eat (d) ate
6. 6.___ they tell a story two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
7. 7.___ you cook rice last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
8. 8.___ I plant a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
9. 9.___ we help Grandma two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
10. 10.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flying (d) flew
11. 11.You ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) have danced (b) dance (c) danced (d) will dance
12. 12.Farhan ___ tea last Sunday. (a) maked (b) will make (c) made (d) makes
13. 13.I did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buy (b) buying (c) bought (d) buys
14. 14.I ___ the train last week. (a) will take (b) took (c) take (d) taked
15. 15.They ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapped (b) clap (c) will clap (d) have clapped
16. 16.I did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) brings (b) bring (c) brought (d) bringing
17. 17.They ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planted (b) plant (c) have planted (d) will plant
18. 18.___ I draw a picture two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
19. 19.___ my parents clean the room in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
20. 20.___ they fly a kite last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
21. 21.She ___ a message in 2023. (a) sent (b) sended (c) will send (d) sends
22. 22.___ Myra climb a tree two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
23. 23.Neel did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speak
24. 24.He ___ on the stage last week. (a) will dance (b) danced (c) dances (d) has danced
25. 25.I did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogged (d) jogs
26. 26.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) thrown (c) throwed (d) throwing
27. 27.My cousins ___ for the team yesterday. (a) will clap (b) clapped (c) have clapped (d) clap
28. 28.The children ___ science last week. (a) study (b) will study (c) studied (d) have studied
29. 29.My friends ___ a story yesterday. (a) tell (b) will tell (c) telled (d) told
30. 30.You ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watch (b) will watch (c) have watched (d) watched
31. 31.___ my brother wear a cap last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
32. 32.___ we play cricket yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
33. 33.He did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) made (b) makes (c) make (d) making
34. 34.___ he make tea in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
35. 35.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rided
36. 36.My sister ___ a tree in 2023. (a) has planted (b) planted (c) plants (d) will plant
37. 37.I ___ a letter yesterday. (a) write (b) wrote (c) writed (d) will write
38. 38.She ___ science yesterday. (a) will study (b) has studied (c) studied (d) studies
39. 39.___ I feed the dog two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drinking

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