Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 943 · 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.___ he catch the ball last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
2. 2.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
3. 3.___ Ira write a letter two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
4. 4.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) ridden (c) rode (d) rided
5. 5.My brother ___ milk last week. (a) drinks (b) drank (c) will drink (d) drinked
6. 6.___ I take the train in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
7. 7.They ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) have washed (b) will wash (c) washed (d) wash
8. 8.We did not ___ to school two days ago. (a) going (b) goes (c) went (d) go
9. 9.___ they catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
10. 10.She ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) goes (c) goed (d) will go
11. 11.___ the students study science in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
12. 12.We ___ milk in 2023. (a) drank (b) drinked (c) will drink (d) drink
13. 13.My brother did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) wins (b) win (c) winning (d) won
14. 14.___ my brother go to school in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
15. 15.___ the children study science two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
16. 16.My brother ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) has planted (c) planted (d) will plant
17. 17.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
18. 18.We ___ milk last week. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) drink (d) drinked
19. 19.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writed (c) written (d) writing
20. 20.___ we climb a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
21. 21.___ my sister write a letter yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
22. 22.I did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooked (d) cooking
23. 23.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
24. 24.___ I plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
25. 25.He ___ a mango in 2023. (a) will eat (b) ate (c) eated (d) eats
26. 26.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawed
27. 27.He ___ on the stage last week. (a) danced (b) dances (c) has danced (d) will dance
28. 28.I did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) spoke (d) speaking
29. 29.I ___ a cartoon last week. (a) have watched (b) watched (c) will watch (d) watch
30. 30.___ she run in the park last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
31. 31.They ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rided (b) will ride (c) ride (d) rode
32. 32.You did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wore (d) wear
33. 33.You ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) will build (b) built (c) builded (d) build
34. 34.___ we feed the dog last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
35. 35.Rahul ___ a picture yesterday. (a) draws (b) drawed (c) drew (d) will draw
36. 36.___ Arjun clean the room two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
37. 37.___ the children help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
38. 38.He did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) ran (c) running (d) run
39. 39.I did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sends (b) sending (c) sent (d) send
40. 40.___ Dev speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does

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