Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 169 · 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.___ Aarav build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
2. 2.You ___ tea two days ago. (a) will make (b) maked (c) made (d) make
3. 3.___ he wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
4. 4.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
5. 5.The children ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eat (b) eated (c) ate (d) will eat
6. 6.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) run (c) ran (d) runned
7. 7.My sister ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) will buy (b) buys (c) buyed (d) bought
8. 8.You ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) will help (b) help (c) helped (d) have helped
9. 9.___ my friends fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
10. 10.I ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeded (b) feed (c) fed (d) will feed
11. 11.My sister ___ the dishes last week. (a) washes (b) will wash (c) washed (d) has washed
12. 12.I did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washing (b) washed (c) washes (d) wash
13. 13.He ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) will clap (b) has clapped (c) clapped (d) claps
14. 14.You ___ rice two days ago. (a) have cooked (b) will cook (c) cooked (d) cook
15. 15.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swam
16. 16.They ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) clean (d) will clean
17. 17.Neel ___ cricket yesterday. (a) will play (b) played (c) has played (d) plays
18. 18.___ you buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
19. 19.He ___ to school last week. (a) went (b) will go (c) goed (d) goes
20. 20.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
21. 21.You did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
22. 22.My friends ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) caught (b) catched (c) will catch (d) catch
23. 23.I ___ in the park two days ago. (a) ran (b) runned (c) run (d) will run
24. 24.He ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watches (b) has watched (c) will watch (d) watched
25. 25.___ Kabir clean the room last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
26. 26.She ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) has watched (b) will watch (c) watches (d) watched
27. 27.Riya ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) will swim (b) swims (c) swimmed (d) swam
28. 28.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
29. 29.___ you plant a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
30. 30.___ we bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
31. 31.You ___ the ball in 2023. (a) caught (b) will catch (c) catched (d) catch
32. 32.He did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbed (d) climbs
33. 33.We ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flew (b) will fly (c) fly (d) flyed
34. 34.I ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinked (b) drink (c) will drink (d) drank
35. 35.Karan ___ tea yesterday. (a) maked (b) made (c) makes (d) will make
36. 36.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throwed (d) thrown
37. 37.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
38. 38.You did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) send (b) sends (c) sending (d) sent
39. 39.___ we plant a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
40. 40.He ___ the train last Sunday. (a) took (b) taked (c) will take (d) takes

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