Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 947 · 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 did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) bought (b) buy (c) buys (d) buying
2. 2.You did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) building (b) built (c) builds (d) build
3. 3.___ Vivaan go to school yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
4. 4.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
5. 5.___ my parents plant a tree two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
6. 6.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
7. 7.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
8. 8.Isha did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carry (d) carries
9. 9.___ I buy vegetables last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
10. 10.She did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drinking
11. 11.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
12. 12.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) spoken (c) speaking (d) speaked
13. 13.We ___ a kite last week. (a) flyed (b) will fly (c) fly (d) flew
14. 14.___ we write a letter last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
15. 15.We did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) danced
16. 16.We ___ the match last Sunday. (a) will win (b) win (c) won (d) winned
17. 17.Ananya did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
18. 18.We did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wore (d) wear
19. 19.___ they bring lunch yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
20. 20.___ we feed the dog yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
21. 21.We ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drew (b) drawed (c) draw (d) will draw
22. 22.Kunal ___ a cap yesterday. (a) weared (b) will wear (c) wore (d) wears
23. 23.My brother ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) built (b) will build (c) builded (d) builds
24. 24.___ she write a letter in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
25. 25.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
26. 26.___ my brother win the match in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
27. 27.___ we run in the park last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
28. 28.I ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaked (b) speak (c) will speak (d) spoke
29. 29.___ I sing a song two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
30. 30.She did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flying (b) flies (c) flew (d) fly
31. 31.You did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
32. 32.I ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) have carried (b) carry (c) will carry (d) carried
33. 33.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) written (d) writing
34. 34.___ he dance on the stage last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
35. 35.___ we build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
36. 36.He did not ___ a song last week. (a) sang (b) singing (c) sing (d) sings
37. 37.Isha ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) will dance (b) dances (c) danced (d) has danced
38. 38.Nisha ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) has jogged (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) will jog
39. 39.You did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) telling (b) told (c) tells (d) tell
40. 40.You did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watched (d) watching

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