Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 998 · 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.Omkar ___ the dog in 2023. (a) fed (b) feeded (c) will feed (d) feeds
2. 2.He did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catching (b) caught (c) catches (d) catch
3. 3.My brother ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catched (b) catches (c) caught (d) will catch
4. 4.___ Ira drink milk yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
5. 5.___ my brother speak Hindi last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
6. 6.You ___ vegetables last week. (a) buy (b) buyed (c) will buy (d) bought
7. 7.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
8. 8.Arjun ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaked (b) will speak (c) spoke (d) speaks
9. 9.___ I watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
10. 10.He did not ___ science in 2023. (a) study (b) studies (c) studied (d) studying
11. 11.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimming (c) swimmed (d) swam
12. 12.___ he help Grandma two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
13. 13.___ I feed the dog yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
14. 14.Tara did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) play (b) playing (c) played (d) plays
15. 15.___ my friends sing a song in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
16. 16.___ Tara clean the room in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
17. 17.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) taked (d) took
18. 18.I did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) write (b) writes (c) wrote (d) writing
19. 19.The students did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drank
20. 20.We ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drink (b) will drink (c) drinked (d) drank
21. 21.My cousins did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baked (d) baking
22. 22.We did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flying (d) flies
23. 23.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
24. 24.My friends did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) caught
25. 25.He ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) has planted (b) will plant (c) planted (d) plants
26. 26.The children did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drank
27. 27.___ we write a letter last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
28. 28.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
29. 29.Rahul did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flies (d) flying
30. 30.She did not ___ tea last week. (a) making (b) make (c) makes (d) made
31. 31.We ___ tea last Sunday. (a) make (b) maked (c) will make (d) made
32. 32.Vivaan ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) weared (b) will wear (c) wore (d) wears
33. 33.We ___ rice yesterday. (a) cook (b) have cooked (c) will cook (d) cooked
34. 34.She did not ___ a message last week. (a) sent (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
35. 35.___ she bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
36. 36.He ___ a message yesterday. (a) sended (b) will send (c) sends (d) sent
37. 37.Arjun did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buying (b) bought (c) buys (d) buy
38. 38.She ___ on the stage last week. (a) will dance (b) dances (c) danced (d) has danced
39. 39.He did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builds (b) built (c) building (d) build
40. 40.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drinked

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