Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 984 · 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.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writing (c) writed (d) written
2. 2.Manav did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) makes (b) making (c) made (d) make
3. 3.You ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brought (b) will bring (c) bringed (d) bring
4. 4.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) running (d) ran
5. 5.I did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feed (d) feeds
6. 6.Myra did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dances
7. 7.___ I ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
8. 8.___ I fly a kite in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
9. 9.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swam
10. 10.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) threw (c) throwing (d) thrown
11. 11.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) ridden (c) rided (d) rode
12. 12.They ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) have clapped (b) will clap (c) clap (d) clapped
13. 13.___ you clean the room last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
14. 14.The children ___ a message in 2023. (a) send (b) will send (c) sent (d) sended
15. 15.You did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking (d) spoke
16. 16.I did not ___ milk last week. (a) drank (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
17. 17.___ you play cricket last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
18. 18.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eated (c) ate (d) eating
19. 19.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
20. 20.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flyed (c) flown (d) flying
21. 21.She ___ the room in 2023. (a) has cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
22. 22.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
23. 23.Aisha ___ Grandma last week. (a) will help (b) has helped (c) helps (d) helped
24. 24.He ___ a cake last week. (a) will bake (b) has baked (c) bakes (d) baked
25. 25.I ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bring (d) will bring
26. 26.He ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) builds (b) built (c) builded (d) will build
27. 27.___ my sister cook rice in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
28. 28.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
29. 29.___ I speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.___ she fly a kite in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
31. 31.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
32. 32.___ you make tea last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
33. 33.Aisha ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carries (b) has carried (c) will carry (d) carried
34. 34.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) took (c) taking (d) taked
35. 35.___ they ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
36. 36.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
37. 37.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
38. 38.She ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wears (b) will wear (c) wore (d) weared
39. 39.___ you feed the dog two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
40. 40.Isha did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) threw

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