Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 146 · 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.___ she study science last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
2. 2.You did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) run (b) ran (c) runs (d) running
3. 3.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) spoke (d) speaking
4. 4.My brother did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) study (c) studies (d) studying
5. 5.He ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaks (b) will speak (c) speaked (d) spoke
6. 6.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swimming
7. 7.___ the children jog in the park two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
8. 8.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
9. 9.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wore (c) weared (d) worn
10. 10.___ she bring lunch in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
11. 11.___ she watch a cartoon last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
12. 12.They ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carried (b) will carry (c) carry (d) have carried
13. 13.My cousins did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) played (b) play (c) plays (d) playing
14. 14.We ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jog (b) will jog (c) have jogged (d) jogged
15. 15.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drinking
16. 16.I did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) speak
17. 17.___ we swim in the pool last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
18. 18.___ she feed the dog in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
19. 19.Aarav ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sang (b) will sing (c) has sung (d) sings
20. 20.My brother ___ the match yesterday. (a) will win (b) won (c) winned (d) wins
21. 21.She did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wears
22. 22.___ I play cricket last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
23. 23.___ he win the match in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
24. 24.___ Sneha draw a picture in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
25. 25.Kabir did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planted (b) planting (c) plants (d) plant
26. 26.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
27. 27.I did not ___ the train last week. (a) took (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
28. 28.___ he bake a cake two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
29. 29.My parents did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeds (d) feed
30. 30.He did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) drew (d) draw
31. 31.You did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baking (b) baked (c) bake (d) bakes
32. 32.Tara ___ the match in 2023. (a) will win (b) won (c) winned (d) wins
33. 33.Manav ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooks (b) has cooked (c) cooked (d) will cook
34. 34.We ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bake (b) will bake (c) baked (d) have baked
35. 35.Nisha ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) will watch (b) has watched (c) watches (d) watched
36. 36.I ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) built (b) build (c) will build (d) builded
37. 37.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
38. 38.___ she dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
39. 39.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drew (c) drawed (d) drawing
40. 40.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flown

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