Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 959 · 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.___ they take the train last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
2. 2.___ Farhan cook rice last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
3. 3.We did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) wins (b) winning (c) won (d) win
4. 4.We did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogged
5. 5.___ you write a letter last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
6. 6.___ Saanvi jog in the park last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
7. 7.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) throwing (c) throwed (d) thrown
8. 8.Sneha ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) has danced (b) will dance (c) dances (d) danced
9. 9.My cousins did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) makes (b) make (c) made (d) making
10. 10.Aditya ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaks (b) speaked (c) will speak (d) spoke
11. 11.___ she drink milk last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
12. 12.___ she draw a picture last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
13. 13.She did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) takes (b) took (c) take (d) taking
14. 14.___ we wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
15. 15.___ he carry the bag yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
16. 16.They ___ cricket in 2023. (a) will play (b) played (c) have played (d) play
17. 17.My parents did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) make (b) made (c) makes (d) making
18. 18.They ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bake (b) baked (c) have baked (d) will bake
19. 19.I did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brings (d) brought
20. 20.___ you make tea yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
21. 21.___ they run in the park two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
22. 22.We did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) drew (d) draw
23. 23.___ my parents jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
24. 24.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
25. 25.You did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sending (b) sent (c) send (d) sends
26. 26.You ___ science in 2023. (a) study (b) studied (c) will study (d) have studied
27. 27.We ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) have washed (b) will wash (c) washed (d) wash
28. 28.You did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) played
29. 29.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
30. 30.The children ___ the room last week. (a) will clean (b) clean (c) have cleaned (d) cleaned
31. 31.My sister ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writes (b) wrote (c) writed (d) will write
32. 32.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
33. 33.My sister ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rides (b) rode (c) rided (d) will ride
34. 34.___ the students take the train in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
35. 35.___ my brother bake a cake in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
36. 36.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) spoke
37. 37.He ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) spoke (b) will speak (c) speaked (d) speaks
38. 38.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
39. 39.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
40. 40.I ___ for the team two days ago. (a) will clap (b) clap (c) have clapped (d) clapped

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