Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 957 · 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.We ___ a cartoon last week. (a) will watch (b) have watched (c) watch (d) watched
2. 2.We did not ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clapped (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapping
3. 3.They did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flies (b) flew (c) fly (d) flying
4. 4.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) took (c) taked (d) taken
5. 5.My sister did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) write (b) writes (c) writing (d) wrote
6. 6.Rohan did not ___ milk last week. (a) drink (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drinks
7. 7.___ she bake a cake in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
8. 8.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
9. 9.Aisha did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jog
10. 10.My brother did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbed (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbs
11. 11.They ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) will speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speak
12. 12.I ___ the match yesterday. (a) winned (b) win (c) won (d) will win
13. 13.They ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will throw (b) throw (c) threw (d) throwed
14. 14.___ they write a letter in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
15. 15.They ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) tell (c) telled (d) will tell
16. 16.She did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
17. 17.You ___ the train two days ago. (a) will take (b) took (c) take (d) taked
18. 18.My friends did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buys (d) buying
19. 19.My sister ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helps (b) will help (c) has helped (d) helped
20. 20.We ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drew (b) draw (c) drawed (d) will draw
21. 21.Rahul ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rided (b) will ride (c) rides (d) rode
22. 22.They ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eated (b) eat (c) will eat (d) ate
23. 23.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
24. 24.___ my friends build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
25. 25.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
26. 26.My sister ___ tea last Sunday. (a) maked (b) will make (c) made (d) makes
27. 27.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) speaking (d) spoke
28. 28.___ Rohan build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
29. 29.She did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) ride (b) rode (c) riding (d) rides
30. 30.You did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) threw
31. 31.___ they write a letter last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
32. 32.They did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throw (c) throws (d) throwing
33. 33.You ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) will cook (d) have cooked
34. 34.Arjun did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) plays (b) played (c) playing (d) play
35. 35.He ___ milk yesterday. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drinked (d) will drink
36. 36.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawed
37. 37.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writed (c) writing (d) written
38. 38.You ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tell (b) told (c) will tell (d) telled
39. 39.___ she clap for the team two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
40. 40.She ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) has cleaned (d) will clean

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