Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 218 · 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.___ you carry the bag yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
2. 2.The students did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jog
3. 3.I ___ a cake yesterday. (a) will bake (b) bake (c) baked (d) have baked
4. 4.He did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) danced (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
5. 5.___ Omkar play cricket two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
6. 6.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) ridden (c) rided (d) rode
7. 7.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) running (d) ran
8. 8.We ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) have watched (b) watched (c) will watch (d) watch
9. 9.Ishaan ___ a cake two days ago. (a) will bake (b) has baked (c) bakes (d) baked
10. 10.___ my brother carry the bag yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
11. 11.She did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study (d) studied
12. 12.My friends did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plant (b) planted (c) plants (d) planting
13. 13.You did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throws
14. 14.___ we go to school yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
15. 15.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoken (c) speaked (d) spoke
16. 16.She ___ the dog two days ago. (a) will feed (b) feeded (c) fed (d) feeds
17. 17.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flew
18. 18.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) throwed (d) threw
19. 19.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
20. 20.She ___ vegetables last week. (a) buys (b) buyed (c) will buy (d) bought
21. 21.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
22. 22.Ira did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carries
23. 23.My sister ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dances (b) will dance (c) has danced (d) danced
24. 24.___ you make tea in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
25. 25.She ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clapped (b) will clap (c) claps (d) has clapped
26. 26.___ I dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
27. 27.They ___ science two days ago. (a) have studied (b) studied (c) study (d) will study
28. 28.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) took (d) taken
29. 29.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writing (c) writed (d) wrote
30. 30.You ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) will jog (b) have jogged (c) jogged (d) jog
31. 31.I did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) clean (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) cleaning
32. 32.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wearing (c) worn (d) wore
33. 33.Aisha ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) wrote (b) will write (c) writed (d) writes
34. 34.___ my cousins go to school yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
35. 35.Rohan ___ cricket two days ago. (a) plays (b) played (c) will play (d) has played
36. 36.You ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) have planted (d) plant
37. 37.We ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) will buy (b) bought (c) buyed (d) buy
38. 38.Nisha did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) speaks (d) speaking
39. 39.Ananya ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) will swim (d) swims
40. 40.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making

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