Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 951 · 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.My brother did not ___ a letter last week. (a) wrote (b) writes (c) writing (d) write
2. 2.Rohan did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) make (b) makes (c) making (d) made
3. 3.She did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
4. 4.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
5. 5.___ Pooja build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
6. 6.He did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) win (b) won (c) wins (d) winning
7. 7.___ Aarav write a letter yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
8. 8.Sneha did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) win (c) winning (d) wins
9. 9.You ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) have watched (c) will watch (d) watch
10. 10.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwing
11. 11.We ___ science yesterday. (a) have studied (b) will study (c) studied (d) study
12. 12.___ you run in the park last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.Kunal ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) has watched (b) will watch (c) watched (d) watches
14. 14.My parents did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wore
15. 15.___ they bake a cake last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
16. 16.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writing (c) writed (d) wrote
17. 17.___ my sister run in the park in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
18. 18.___ they dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
19. 19.My brother ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drawed (b) draws (c) will draw (d) drew
20. 20.___ my friends wear a cap two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
21. 21.The students did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dances (b) dance (c) danced (d) dancing
22. 22.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinking (c) drinked (d) drank
23. 23.___ Dev bake a cake two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
24. 24.Pooja ___ the room in 2023. (a) has cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
25. 25.The students did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drank (b) drinking (c) drink (d) drinks
26. 26.___ she help Grandma last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
27. 27.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
28. 28.___ my sister tell a story in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
29. 29.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
30. 30.He did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
31. 31.He ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buyed (b) bought (c) will buy (d) buys
32. 32.___ we build a sandcastle last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.___ he build a sandcastle last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
34. 34.___ Priya clap for the team last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
35. 35.You ___ to school in 2023. (a) go (b) will go (c) went (d) goed
36. 36.___ she watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
37. 37.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) ran (c) runned (d) running
38. 38.You ___ the train two days ago. (a) will take (b) took (c) take (d) taked
39. 39.___ she tell a story last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
40. 40.You ___ the dishes last week. (a) have washed (b) will wash (c) wash (d) washed

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