Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 29 · 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.I ___ for the team last week. (a) have clapped (b) will clap (c) clap (d) clapped
2. 2.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) writing (d) written
3. 3.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
4. 4.We ___ a song in 2023. (a) have sung (b) sang (c) sing (d) will sing
5. 5.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swimmed
6. 6.We ___ in the park last week. (a) jogged (b) will jog (c) have jogged (d) jog
7. 7.I did not ___ the dog last week. (a) fed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
8. 8.___ Kabir make tea last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
9. 9.___ she carry the bag yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
10. 10.He did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studies (b) studied (c) studying (d) study
11. 11.They ___ in the park two days ago. (a) will run (b) runned (c) ran (d) run
12. 12.They did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
13. 13.___ Ananya win the match last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
14. 14.Isha ___ lunch in 2023. (a) will bring (b) bringed (c) brought (d) brings
15. 15.Tara ___ tea last week. (a) made (b) will make (c) maked (d) makes
16. 16.We ___ the dog two days ago. (a) will feed (b) feeded (c) fed (d) feed
17. 17.My cousins ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) build (b) builded (c) will build (d) built
18. 18.We ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) will watch (b) watch (c) watched (d) have watched
19. 19.___ he speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
20. 20.We ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) have watched (b) will watch (c) watch (d) watched
21. 21.He did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washes (d) washed
22. 22.We did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
23. 23.___ Aditya send a message in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
24. 24.My friends ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) will wear (b) wear (c) wore (d) weared
25. 25.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
26. 26.The students did not ___ for the team last week. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clapped
27. 27.I ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bring (b) brought (c) will bring (d) bringed
28. 28.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) going (d) gone
29. 29.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flying (c) flyed (d) flew
30. 30.___ my brother buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
31. 31.He ___ cricket yesterday. (a) plays (b) has played (c) will play (d) played
32. 32.Aarav did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) baked
33. 33.We did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) cleaning (d) clean
34. 34.We ___ science yesterday. (a) will study (b) study (c) have studied (d) studied
35. 35.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) running (c) ran (d) runned
36. 36.We ___ a message two days ago. (a) send (b) will send (c) sent (d) sended
37. 37.You ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) will swim (b) swim (c) swam (d) swimmed
38. 38.Aarav did not ___ for the team two days ago. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap (d) clapped
39. 39.Vivaan did not ___ for the team two days ago. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clapped (d) clap
40. 40.We ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will climb (b) have climbed (c) climbed (d) climb

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