Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 208 · 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.___ Ananya sing a song last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
2. 2.She ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carries (b) has carried (c) carried (d) will carry
3. 3.You did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapped (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clap
4. 4.___ Sneha carry the bag in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
5. 5.They ___ the dishes last week. (a) have washed (b) wash (c) washed (d) will wash
6. 6.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) speaked
7. 7.___ my parents run in the park last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
8. 8.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
9. 9.We did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) told (b) telling (c) tells (d) tell
10. 10.My sister ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watches (b) has watched (c) will watch (d) watched
11. 11.They did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clap (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clapped
12. 12.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
13. 13.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drew (c) drawing (d) drawn
14. 14.Tara ___ to school in 2023. (a) went (b) goes (c) will go (d) goed
15. 15.We ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) have watched (b) will watch (c) watch (d) watched
16. 16.They ___ Grandma last week. (a) will help (b) help (c) have helped (d) helped
17. 17.I did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
18. 18.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flew (c) flying (d) flown
19. 19.My parents did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rides (b) ride (c) rode (d) riding
20. 20.___ I help Grandma yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.___ I plant a tree last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
22. 22.___ Karan watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
23. 23.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
24. 24.She did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed (d) fed
25. 25.___ Kavya study science two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
26. 26.Karan did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studies (b) studied (c) study (d) studying
27. 27.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eating (c) eated (d) ate
28. 28.Ira ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tells (b) will tell (c) told (d) telled
29. 29.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drunk
30. 30.___ Yash make tea last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
31. 31.We did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants (d) planted
32. 32.___ my brother play cricket yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
33. 33.___ he send a message in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
34. 34.___ they swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
35. 35.___ you clap for the team last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
36. 36.___ you run in the park in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
37. 37.We did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
38. 38.The children ___ the room in 2023. (a) will clean (b) cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) clean
39. 39.___ we speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
40. 40.___ my brother drink milk in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do

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