Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 288 · 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 jog in the park in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
2. 2.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) speaking
3. 3.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) ridden (c) rode (d) rided
4. 4.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) took (c) taking (d) taked
5. 5.Tara ___ a mango yesterday. (a) will eat (b) ate (c) eated (d) eats
6. 6.He ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) ate (b) eated (c) eats (d) will eat
7. 7.I ___ tea last Sunday. (a) make (b) will make (c) made (d) maked
8. 8.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
9. 9.___ they throw the ball yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
10. 10.___ my sister draw a picture yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
11. 11.Kunal did not ___ the ball last week. (a) threw (b) throw (c) throwing (d) throws
12. 12.I did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planted (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
13. 13.I ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) have played (c) play (d) will play
14. 14.My parents ___ the train two days ago. (a) taked (b) will take (c) took (d) take
15. 15.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eating (c) ate (d) eaten
16. 16.The children did not ___ tea last week. (a) make (b) making (c) makes (d) made
17. 17.She ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) will jog (d) has jogged
18. 18.He did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) flew
19. 19.Aisha did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
20. 20.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinking
21. 21.We ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) have baked (b) baked (c) bake (d) will bake
22. 22.___ we bring lunch last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
23. 23.___ they speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
24. 24.He ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eats (b) will eat (c) eated (d) ate
25. 25.Tara ___ for the team yesterday. (a) has clapped (b) will clap (c) claps (d) clapped
26. 26.___ Ananya wear a cap in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
27. 27.Aditya ___ the ball last week. (a) throwed (b) throws (c) threw (d) will throw
28. 28.Kunal ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) runs (b) will run (c) runned (d) ran
29. 29.Zoya did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carried
30. 30.I did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) threw (b) throwing (c) throws (d) throw
31. 31.You did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watched (d) watch
32. 32.___ my cousins send a message two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.We ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) will wear (b) weared (c) wore (d) wear
34. 34.___ we help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
35. 35.He ___ a picture yesterday. (a) will draw (b) draws (c) drew (d) drawed
36. 36.She ___ for the team in 2023. (a) has clapped (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) claps
37. 37.___ my sister dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
38. 38.They did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) planted
39. 39.We did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) draw (b) drew (c) draws (d) drawing
40. 40.You ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbed (b) have climbed (c) will climb (d) climb

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