Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 239 · 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.We ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) will jog (d) have jogged
2. 2.___ I draw a picture in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
3. 3.___ you throw the ball two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
4. 4.___ we play cricket last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
5. 5.___ Rohan buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
6. 6.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoke (c) spoken (d) speaking
7. 7.___ my brother swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
8. 8.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
9. 9.Pooja ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rided (b) rides (c) will ride (d) rode
10. 10.___ we write a letter yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
11. 11.My brother did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writing (b) write (c) writes (d) wrote
12. 12.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
13. 13.She did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) singing (b) sang (c) sing (d) sings
14. 14.He ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) plays (b) will play (c) played (d) has played
15. 15.My sister ___ Grandma last week. (a) helped (b) has helped (c) helps (d) will help
16. 16.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
17. 17.He ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeds (d) will feed
18. 18.The children ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) watch (c) have watched (d) will watch
19. 19.___ I make tea last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
20. 20.They ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eat (b) ate (c) will eat (d) eated
21. 21.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
22. 22.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) going (d) gone
23. 23.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) worn (c) weared (d) wearing
24. 24.We ___ rice last week. (a) have cooked (b) cooked (c) will cook (d) cook
25. 25.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taken (c) taked (d) taking
26. 26.___ I bake a cake yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
27. 27.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
28. 28.I did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) bought (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
29. 29.Yash did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carry (d) carries
30. 30.Kunal did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
31. 31.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swam
32. 32.Arjun ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) will buy (b) bought (c) buys (d) buyed
33. 33.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) riding (c) ridden (d) rided
34. 34.They did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jogs
35. 35.Rahul ___ a cake last week. (a) bakes (b) will bake (c) baked (d) has baked
36. 36.She ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) will wear (c) wore (d) weared
37. 37.We did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rides (b) riding (c) rode (d) ride
38. 38.My brother ___ a message last week. (a) sends (b) will send (c) sended (d) sent
39. 39.___ she win the match last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
40. 40.You ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drank (b) will drink (c) drinked (d) drink

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