Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 317 · 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 did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
2. 2.___ you fly a kite yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
3. 3.I ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinked (b) drink (c) drank (d) will drink
4. 4.My sister did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) took (b) takes (c) taking (d) take
5. 5.Saanvi ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) will wash (b) washed (c) washes (d) has washed
6. 6.My parents did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) winning (b) won (c) win (d) wins
7. 7.___ they study science in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
8. 8.You ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catch (b) caught (c) will catch (d) catched
9. 9.She ___ in the park two days ago. (a) has jogged (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) will jog
10. 10.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) swimming
11. 11.___ you swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
12. 12.I did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) make (b) makes (c) making (d) made
13. 13.They did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
14. 14.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
15. 15.___ he bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
16. 16.I did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helped (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
17. 17.Tara did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sent (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
18. 18.Meera did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
19. 19.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) runned (c) running (d) run
20. 20.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) went (d) going
21. 21.They did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swam (b) swim (c) swims (d) swimming
22. 22.___ Karan carry the bag two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
23. 23.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) spoken
24. 24.My friends did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) wins (b) win (c) won (d) winning
25. 25.You ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brought (b) bringed (c) will bring (d) bring
26. 26.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawed (c) drew (d) drawing
27. 27.You did not ___ a kite last week. (a) fly (b) flew (c) flies (d) flying
28. 28.___ my friends go to school in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
29. 29.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
30. 30.I ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) wash (d) have washed
31. 31.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writing (c) written (d) writed
32. 32.She did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
33. 33.He ___ a letter two days ago. (a) will write (b) writes (c) writed (d) wrote
34. 34.___ she cook rice in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
35. 35.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eated (c) ate (d) eaten
36. 36.___ the children jog in the park last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
37. 37.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drinking
38. 38.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
39. 39.She ___ a cap last week. (a) wears (b) will wear (c) wore (d) weared
40. 40.___ Ananya help Grandma yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does

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