Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 162 · 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.My sister ___ in the park in 2023. (a) ran (b) runs (c) runned (d) will run
2. 2.___ Aisha send a message last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
3. 3.Aditya did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapped (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapping
4. 4.She ___ a cake two days ago. (a) will bake (b) bakes (c) has baked (d) baked
5. 5.She did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) won (b) wins (c) win (d) winning
6. 6.Aditya did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cooking (d) cook
7. 7.My brother did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
8. 8.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
9. 9.You did not ___ in the park last week. (a) running (b) runs (c) run (d) ran
10. 10.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) gone (c) went (d) goed
11. 11.The children did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
12. 12.Rahul did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brought (d) brings
13. 13.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drunk
14. 14.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) run (c) ran (d) running
15. 15.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
16. 16.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
17. 17.Vivaan ___ tea last Sunday. (a) made (b) maked (c) makes (d) will make
18. 18.They ___ for the team two days ago. (a) will clap (b) have clapped (c) clap (d) clapped
19. 19.My cousins ___ the room two days ago. (a) will clean (b) have cleaned (c) clean (d) cleaned
20. 20.___ we bake a cake yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) wrote (c) writing (d) writed
22. 22.We did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cooked (d) cook
23. 23.Nisha did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooked
24. 24.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
25. 25.Myra ___ the dishes last week. (a) washes (b) washed (c) will wash (d) has washed
26. 26.My sister ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will climb (b) climbed (c) has climbed (d) climbs
27. 27.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drawing (d) drew
28. 28.___ they swim in the pool last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
29. 29.Arjun did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writing (b) wrote (c) writes (d) write
30. 30.Saanvi ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeded (b) feeds (c) fed (d) will feed
31. 31.We ___ the ball yesterday. (a) caught (b) will catch (c) catched (d) catch
32. 32.___ they write a letter last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
33. 33.___ we study science last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
34. 34.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
35. 35.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) eating (d) ate
36. 36.She did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bring (d) brings
37. 37.I did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) built (b) builds (c) build (d) building
38. 38.Meera ___ science two days ago. (a) studied (b) studies (c) has studied (d) will study
39. 39.He did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) play (b) plays (c) played (d) playing
40. 40.Priya ___ tea in 2023. (a) maked (b) will make (c) makes (d) made

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