Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 290 · 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.___ you watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
2. 2.___ Omkar catch the ball last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
3. 3.I ___ rice two days ago. (a) will cook (b) have cooked (c) cook (d) cooked
4. 4.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
5. 5.He did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) danced
6. 6.They did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) tells (b) telling (c) told (d) tell
7. 7.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawed (c) drawing (d) drawn
8. 8.She ___ to school in 2023. (a) will go (b) went (c) goed (d) goes
9. 9.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinking
10. 10.We did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
11. 11.___ she carry the bag yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
12. 12.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
13. 13.My cousins ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throw (b) threw (c) throwed (d) will throw
14. 14.___ she drink milk yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
15. 15.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) ran (d) running
16. 16.My cousins ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eat (b) will eat (c) eated (d) ate
17. 17.___ I throw the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
18. 18.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) weared (c) wearing (d) worn
19. 19.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flew (c) flown (d) flyed
20. 20.You ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speak (b) speaked (c) will speak (d) spoke
21. 21.You ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) have watched (b) watch (c) watched (d) will watch
22. 22.I ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writed (b) wrote (c) will write (d) write
23. 23.They ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rided (b) rode (c) will ride (d) ride
24. 24.My sister ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinks (b) drinked (c) drank (d) will drink
25. 25.He did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plants (b) planting (c) planted (d) plant
26. 26.You did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) wash (c) washes (d) washing
27. 27.I did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) threw (d) throws
28. 28.She ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) builds (b) built (c) will build (d) builded
29. 29.___ we play cricket yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
30. 30.___ they jog in the park two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
31. 31.They ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eated (b) will eat (c) eat (d) ate
32. 32.Saanvi did not ___ cricket last week. (a) plays (b) play (c) played (d) playing
33. 33.We ___ the match two days ago. (a) will win (b) winned (c) win (d) won
34. 34.The children did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) draws (b) draw (c) drew (d) drawing
35. 35.___ my parents buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
36. 36.I did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) studied
37. 37.___ they take the train in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
38. 38.Omkar did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carry
39. 39.They ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) have washed (b) wash (c) washed (d) will wash
40. 40.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swam

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