Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 310 · 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.She did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watched (d) watch
2. 2.___ they watch a cartoon last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
3. 3.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) throwing (d) threw
4. 4.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) gone (d) going
5. 5.___ I build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
6. 6.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaked (c) spoken (d) speaking
7. 7.We ___ tea last Sunday. (a) made (b) will make (c) maked (d) make
8. 8.___ my sister draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
9. 9.___ she play cricket yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
10. 10.___ he play cricket yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
11. 11.We ___ the room two days ago. (a) clean (b) cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) will clean
12. 12.You did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbed (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climb
13. 13.I did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) drew
14. 14.My friends did not ___ a message last week. (a) sending (b) sends (c) sent (d) send
15. 15.___ Zoya buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
16. 16.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
17. 17.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drinked
18. 18.Nisha did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drew (b) draw (c) draws (d) drawing
19. 19.We ___ a mango yesterday. (a) ate (b) eat (c) will eat (d) eated
20. 20.___ he wear a cap last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
21. 21.We did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) draw (d) drew
22. 22.You ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buy (b) bought (c) will buy (d) buyed
23. 23.We did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helped (b) helping (c) help (d) helps
24. 24.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) taked (d) took
25. 25.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drew (c) drawed (d) drawing
26. 26.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
27. 27.Vivaan ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) will bake (b) baked (c) bakes (d) has baked
28. 28.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) ran (c) run (d) running
29. 29.___ I wear a cap yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
30. 30.My sister did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) going (b) go (c) goes (d) went
31. 31.___ Dev play cricket last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
32. 32.My friends did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bake (b) baking (c) baked (d) bakes
33. 33.___ Diya wear a cap in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
34. 34.Aarav ___ a cake last week. (a) has baked (b) baked (c) will bake (d) bakes
35. 35.My sister did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plants (b) planted (c) planting (d) plant
36. 36.My parents did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sent (b) sends (c) sending (d) send
37. 37.My brother ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plants (b) has planted (c) will plant (d) planted
38. 38.He did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) takes (b) take (c) took (d) taking
39. 39.Sneha did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) wrote (b) writing (c) write (d) writes
40. 40.I ___ rice in 2023. (a) have cooked (b) will cook (c) cook (d) cooked

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