Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 113 · 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 carry the bag yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
2. 2.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eated (c) eaten (d) ate
3. 3.Diya did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooked (d) cooks
4. 4.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) gone (c) goed (d) going
5. 5.___ you watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
6. 6.___ she bring lunch two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
7. 7.She ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) will buy (b) buyed (c) bought (d) buys
8. 8.___ Kavya plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
9. 9.Omkar did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) speak (d) spoke
10. 10.I did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) sing (b) sings (c) singing (d) sang
11. 11.I ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clapped (b) have clapped (c) clap (d) will clap
12. 12.I ___ a picture two days ago. (a) will draw (b) drew (c) draw (d) drawed
13. 13.We ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plant (b) will plant (c) have planted (d) planted
14. 14.Diya ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) will study (c) studied (d) has studied
15. 15.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writing (c) writed (d) written
16. 16.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
17. 17.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flew (c) flown (d) flyed
18. 18.___ we send a message two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
19. 19.Tara ___ cricket last week. (a) will play (b) played (c) plays (d) has played
20. 20.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
21. 21.My sister did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writing (b) writes (c) wrote (d) write
22. 22.My brother ___ a letter two days ago. (a) will write (b) writes (c) writed (d) wrote
23. 23.___ he cook rice in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
24. 24.My friends ___ cricket yesterday. (a) will play (b) play (c) have played (d) played
25. 25.We did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washes (b) washing (c) washed (d) wash
26. 26.___ the students ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
27. 27.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drank
28. 28.We ___ for the team last week. (a) will clap (b) clap (c) have clapped (d) clapped
29. 29.I did not ___ science last week. (a) studying (b) studies (c) studied (d) study
30. 30.___ I cook rice last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
31. 31.I did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flies (b) flying (c) flew (d) fly
32. 32.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
33. 33.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
34. 34.I ___ a cap yesterday. (a) will wear (b) wore (c) weared (d) wear
35. 35.___ Yash eat a mango yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
36. 36.___ we watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
37. 37.We did not ___ the dog last week. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
38. 38.___ the students make tea in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
39. 39.I did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) wins (b) won (c) winning (d) win
40. 40.My parents did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash

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