Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 971 · 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 ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bake (b) have baked (c) will bake (d) baked
2. 2.My friends did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) made (b) makes (c) making (d) make
3. 3.___ he buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
4. 4.She ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) runned (c) ran (d) will run
5. 5.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) ran (c) running (d) run
6. 6.Neel did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carry (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carries
7. 7.Manav ___ the train last week. (a) takes (b) taked (c) will take (d) took
8. 8.He ___ a letter yesterday. (a) will write (b) writes (c) wrote (d) writed
9. 9.They did not ___ a cake last week. (a) bakes (b) baked (c) bake (d) baking
10. 10.___ the students clean the room in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
11. 11.___ Ira sing a song last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
12. 12.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
13. 13.We ___ a tree last week. (a) will plant (b) have planted (c) plant (d) planted
14. 14.___ you draw a picture yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
15. 15.My parents ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climb (b) climbed (c) have climbed (d) will climb
16. 16.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wore (c) weared (d) wearing
17. 17.He did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brought (b) brings (c) bringing (d) bring
18. 18.___ we watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
19. 19.___ they watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
20. 20.They did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jogging
21. 21.You did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
22. 22.My brother ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catched (d) will catch
23. 23.Aarav ___ the ball last week. (a) throwed (b) threw (c) will throw (d) throws
24. 24.___ my friends swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
25. 25.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
26. 26.Nisha ___ tea two days ago. (a) will make (b) made (c) makes (d) maked
27. 27.Pooja did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writing (b) wrote (c) writes (d) write
28. 28.Aditya did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buying (d) buy
29. 29.___ Aarav drink milk last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
30. 30.___ my sister plant a tree last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
31. 31.They ___ the ball in 2023. (a) will catch (b) caught (c) catched (d) catch
32. 32.___ we clap for the team yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
33. 33.___ the children build a sandcastle last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
34. 34.We did not ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clapped
35. 35.They ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eated (b) ate (c) will eat (d) eat
36. 36.___ she climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
37. 37.___ Vivaan tell a story yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
38. 38.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) took (c) taking (d) taked
39. 39.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) rided (c) riding (d) rode
40. 40.My brother did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleaning

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