Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 277 · 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.___ he bake a cake yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
2. 2.We did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) runs (b) running (c) run (d) ran
3. 3.I did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carries (b) carried (c) carry (d) carrying
4. 4.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) eating (d) ate
5. 5.Ishaan ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washed (b) has washed (c) will wash (d) washes
6. 6.We did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) told
7. 7.My brother ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will run (b) ran (c) runned (d) runs
8. 8.___ my brother drink milk last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
9. 9.Ananya ___ the room in 2023. (a) has cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleans (d) cleaned
10. 10.I ___ tea last week. (a) maked (b) will make (c) make (d) made
11. 11.You ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) write (b) writed (c) wrote (d) will write
12. 12.We ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will plant (b) have planted (c) planted (d) plant
13. 13.My brother ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carries (b) has carried (c) will carry (d) carried
14. 14.___ he eat a mango yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
15. 15.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) running (c) ran (d) runned
16. 16.She ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) will help (b) helped (c) helps (d) has helped
17. 17.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writed (d) writing
18. 18.___ they sing a song two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
19. 19.She ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) maked (c) makes (d) will make
20. 20.___ she carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
21. 21.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drunk (d) drank
22. 22.___ Aditya carry the bag in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
23. 23.My sister ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogs (b) will jog (c) has jogged (d) jogged
24. 24.You ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) will study (c) study (d) have studied
25. 25.She ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buys (b) buyed (c) bought (d) will buy
26. 26.I did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) ran (b) running (c) run (d) runs
27. 27.Diya ___ rice last Sunday. (a) has cooked (b) cooked (c) will cook (d) cooks
28. 28.She ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) will wash (b) washed (c) washes (d) has washed
29. 29.I ___ milk in 2023. (a) will drink (b) drink (c) drinked (d) drank
30. 30.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
31. 31.___ he buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
32. 32.Meera did not ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sings (b) sang (c) singing (d) sing
33. 33.___ they wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
34. 34.___ you run in the park yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
35. 35.Arjun did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) told (b) telling (c) tell (d) tells
36. 36.He did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) sang (b) singing (c) sing (d) sings
37. 37.We did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swam (d) swimming
38. 38.___ they bake a cake yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
39. 39.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
40. 40.The students ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) will ride (b) rode (c) ride (d) rided

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