Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 30 · 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.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) runned (c) ran (d) run
2. 2.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
3. 3.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) ate (c) eaten (d) eated
4. 4.___ he clean the room last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
5. 5.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
6. 6.I did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
7. 7.___ the children bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
8. 8.They did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buys (b) buy (c) buying (d) bought
9. 9.___ Neel make tea last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
10. 10.___ you send a message last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
11. 11.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) written (c) wrote (d) writed
12. 12.They did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wearing (b) wore (c) wear (d) wears
13. 13.___ I sing a song last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
14. 14.I did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carries (d) carry
15. 15.My sister ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaked (b) will speak (c) spoke (d) speaks
16. 16.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
17. 17.He did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carry (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carries
18. 18.Aisha did not ___ science last week. (a) studies (b) study (c) studied (d) studying
19. 19.She ___ science last week. (a) has studied (b) studies (c) studied (d) will study
20. 20.I did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) told (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
21. 21.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
22. 22.He did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buying (d) buy
23. 23.They ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watch (b) will watch (c) watched (d) have watched
24. 24.I ___ the ball yesterday. (a) will catch (b) catch (c) catched (d) caught
25. 25.He did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) telling (b) told (c) tell (d) tells
26. 26.My sister did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planted (b) plants (c) planting (d) plant
27. 27.___ my sister draw a picture last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
28. 28.Ishaan ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) washes (d) has washed
29. 29.___ you write a letter last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
30. 30.I did not ___ a song last week. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sings (d) sang
31. 31.___ he feed the dog two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
32. 32.Myra did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogged (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
33. 33.Kavya ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watches (b) will watch (c) watched (d) has watched
34. 34.He ___ the match two days ago. (a) winned (b) won (c) will win (d) wins
35. 35.Meera did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
36. 36.___ we climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
37. 37.The students ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) have watched (b) will watch (c) watched (d) watch
38. 38.I ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cook (b) will cook (c) have cooked (d) cooked
39. 39.___ they plant a tree two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
40. 40.Myra ___ a picture yesterday. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) drew (d) draws

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