Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 267 · 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.Kabir did not ___ the ball last week. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) threw
2. 2.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
3. 3.They ___ rice two days ago. (a) have cooked (b) will cook (c) cooked (d) cook
4. 4.Nisha ___ science in 2023. (a) studies (b) has studied (c) will study (d) studied
5. 5.___ Riya swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
6. 6.My brother did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cooked
7. 7.She ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swam (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swims
8. 8.Dev ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) will build (b) builds (c) builded (d) built
9. 9.___ I help Grandma last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
10. 10.You did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbing (b) climbed (c) climb (d) climbs
11. 11.He did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writes (b) wrote (c) writing (d) write
12. 12.You ___ to school yesterday. (a) will go (b) goed (c) went (d) go
13. 13.Aditya did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) speaks (d) spoke
14. 14.___ my friends fly a kite two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
15. 15.___ my parents jog in the park in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.Diya ___ a message in 2023. (a) sended (b) will send (c) sent (d) sends
17. 17.We ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dance (b) have danced (c) danced (d) will dance
18. 18.I did not ___ the ball last week. (a) catching (b) catch (c) catches (d) caught
19. 19.___ they help Grandma two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
20. 20.We ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) have cleaned (d) will clean
21. 21.They did not ___ a mango last week. (a) eating (b) eat (c) ate (d) eats
22. 22.My friends did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) make (b) made (c) makes (d) making
23. 23.You did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rode (b) riding (c) rides (d) ride
24. 24.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wore (c) weared (d) wearing
25. 25.Yash did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) playing (b) plays (c) play (d) played
26. 26.They ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) have danced (b) dance (c) danced (d) will dance
27. 27.I did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) flew
28. 28.We ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) ate (b) will eat (c) eated (d) eat
29. 29.___ they win the match last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
30. 30.___ you take the train last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
31. 31.You ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bake (b) baked (c) will bake (d) have baked
32. 32.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
33. 33.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) ran (c) running (d) runned
34. 34.She did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
35. 35.I did not ___ a cake last week. (a) baked (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baking
36. 36.You did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) build (b) built (c) building (d) builds
37. 37.___ we take the train two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
38. 38.___ we take the train in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
39. 39.___ I tell a story two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) going (c) goed (d) went

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