Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 17 · 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 parents did not ___ the match last week. (a) won (b) winning (c) win (d) wins
2. 2.___ my brother bake a cake two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
3. 3.My sister did not ___ a bicycle last week. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rode (d) rides
4. 4.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speaking
5. 5.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
6. 6.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
7. 7.You ___ Hindi last week. (a) spoke (b) will speak (c) speaked (d) speak
8. 8.I did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throw (d) throws
9. 9.___ you play cricket last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
10. 10.They did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaned
11. 11.___ Manav fly a kite in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
12. 12.___ they write a letter yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
13. 13.He ___ a message two days ago. (a) sent (b) sends (c) sended (d) will send
14. 14.Isha did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runs
15. 15.I ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dance (b) will dance (c) have danced (d) danced
16. 16.___ Omkar throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
17. 17.___ you bake a cake yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
18. 18.My brother ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flew (b) will fly (c) flies (d) flyed
19. 19.The children did not ___ to school last week. (a) go (b) goes (c) going (d) went
20. 20.___ we buy vegetables last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
21. 21.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) went (c) goed (d) going
22. 22.They did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) built (b) builds (c) building (d) build
23. 23.We did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) runs (b) ran (c) run (d) running
24. 24.I ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) have washed (d) wash
25. 25.Aisha did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats (d) ate
26. 26.___ Pooja watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
27. 27.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taking (c) taken (d) taked
28. 28.We ___ the room yesterday. (a) will clean (b) cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) clean
29. 29.___ you send a message two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
30. 30.My brother ___ the room in 2023. (a) has cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleans (d) cleaned
31. 31.Aisha ___ the ball two days ago. (a) will throw (b) throwed (c) threw (d) throws
32. 32.You did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wearing (b) wore (c) wear (d) wears
33. 33.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drunk
34. 34.You ___ a mango two days ago. (a) will eat (b) eat (c) ate (d) eated
35. 35.Saanvi ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buyed (d) will buy
36. 36.My sister ___ cricket in 2023. (a) plays (b) played (c) will play (d) has played
37. 37.They did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wore (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wears
38. 38.My sister did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) built (b) builds (c) build (d) building
39. 39.She ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will catch (b) catches (c) catched (d) caught
40. 40.I ___ to school last week. (a) go (b) went (c) goed (d) will go

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