Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 262 · 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.She did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) going (b) went (c) goes (d) go
2. 2.Rahul did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) won (b) win (c) winning (d) wins
3. 3.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flew (c) flyed (d) flying
4. 4.___ she wash the dishes last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
5. 5.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writing (c) writed (d) written
6. 6.My brother ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buyed (b) buys (c) will buy (d) bought
7. 7.___ my brother plant a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
8. 8.You did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed (d) fed
9. 9.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
10. 10.The children ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buy (b) buyed (c) bought (d) will buy
11. 11.I ___ the match in 2023. (a) will win (b) win (c) won (d) winned
12. 12.She ___ the dog last week. (a) will feed (b) feeds (c) feeded (d) fed
13. 13.Tara did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wore
14. 14.I did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) draws (b) drew (c) drawing (d) draw
15. 15.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
16. 16.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
17. 17.Kavya ___ for the team yesterday. (a) will clap (b) clapped (c) claps (d) has clapped
18. 18.___ she take the train last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
19. 19.Manav did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy (d) bought
20. 20.I did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helping (b) help (c) helped (d) helps
21. 21.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taken (c) taking (d) taked
22. 22.I did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throw (b) threw (c) throws (d) throwing
23. 23.___ Ananya drink milk two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
24. 24.My cousins ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) have watched (b) watch (c) will watch (d) watched
25. 25.She did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) told (b) telling (c) tells (d) tell
26. 26.They did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) making (b) made (c) make (d) makes
27. 27.We ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbed (b) will climb (c) climb (d) have climbed
28. 28.___ you climb a tree in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
29. 29.Diya did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) riding (b) rode (c) rides (d) ride
30. 30.Priya ___ milk last week. (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drinks (d) will drink
31. 31.Myra did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) plays (c) play (d) playing
32. 32.___ they fly a kite last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
33. 33.___ I cook rice last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
34. 34.He did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flies (b) flew (c) fly (d) flying
35. 35.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
36. 36.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rode (c) ridden (d) rided
37. 37.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) run (c) ran (d) running
38. 38.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drawed (d) drew
39. 39.___ we tell a story last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
40. 40.Sneha ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) will wash (b) washes (c) washed (d) has washed

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