Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 155 · 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.___ Pooja fly a kite yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
2. 2.___ she send a message two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
3. 3.The students ___ the train last Sunday. (a) take (b) will take (c) taked (d) took
4. 4.Ira did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleans
5. 5.Farhan ___ cricket yesterday. (a) will play (b) has played (c) played (d) plays
6. 6.___ Isha speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
7. 7.The children ___ on the stage last week. (a) have danced (b) dance (c) danced (d) will dance
8. 8.Ishaan ___ for the team yesterday. (a) has clapped (b) clapped (c) will clap (d) claps
9. 9.He did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) wore (c) wearing (d) wear
10. 10.___ we build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
11. 11.I ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will run (b) ran (c) run (d) runned
12. 12.Ananya ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) will plant (c) plants (d) has planted
13. 13.You ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) have played (b) will play (c) play (d) played
14. 14.They ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eat (b) eated (c) will eat (d) ate
15. 15.We ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) build (b) builded (c) built (d) will build
16. 16.My cousins ___ the ball last week. (a) caught (b) catched (c) catch (d) will catch
17. 17.My cousins did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speak (d) speaking
18. 18.Diya did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drink
19. 19.I ___ tea last week. (a) make (b) maked (c) made (d) will make
20. 20.My sister did not ___ the ball last week. (a) throw (b) throws (c) threw (d) throwing
21. 21.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
22. 22.___ my parents bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
23. 23.My sister did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) making (b) made (c) makes (d) make
24. 24.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drawing (d) drew
25. 25.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drinking
26. 26.I ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speak (b) speaked (c) will speak (d) spoke
27. 27.I ___ a tree last week. (a) will climb (b) climb (c) have climbed (d) climbed
28. 28.___ my sister plant a tree last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
29. 29.Pooja ___ the bag in 2023. (a) has carried (b) carries (c) carried (d) will carry
30. 30.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
31. 31.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) went (d) going
32. 32.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flying (c) flew (d) flown
33. 33.The children ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) bake (c) will bake (d) have baked
34. 34.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
35. 35.___ Manav throw the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
36. 36.I did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) sings (b) sing (c) singing (d) sang
37. 37.Meera ___ vegetables last week. (a) buyed (b) buys (c) will buy (d) bought
38. 38.___ they swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) wrote (d) writing
40. 40.We ___ a picture last week. (a) draw (b) drawed (c) drew (d) will draw

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