Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 325 · 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 bake a cake last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
2. 2.___ Ira carry the bag in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
3. 3.___ my cousins sing a song in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
4. 4.I ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) have helped (b) will help (c) helped (d) help
5. 5.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) weared (c) wearing (d) wore
6. 6.She ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will jog (b) jogs (c) has jogged (d) jogged
7. 7.___ my brother make tea yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
8. 8.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) speaked
9. 9.___ she bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
10. 10.My sister ___ the dishes last week. (a) has washed (b) washes (c) will wash (d) washed
11. 11.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
12. 12.I ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) plant (d) have planted
13. 13.Farhan ___ science last week. (a) has studied (b) studied (c) studies (d) will study
14. 14.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drank
15. 15.Aisha did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studies (b) studying (c) studied (d) study
16. 16.The students ___ a cake yesterday. (a) have baked (b) bake (c) will bake (d) baked
17. 17.___ the children buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
18. 18.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) have planted (b) will plant (c) planted (d) plant
19. 19.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
20. 20.She did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) told (b) tell (c) tells (d) telling
21. 21.___ they play cricket in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
22. 22.He ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) has washed (b) will wash (c) washes (d) washed
23. 23.I ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sended (b) send (c) sent (d) will send
24. 24.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
25. 25.He ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drew (b) will draw (c) draws (d) drawed
26. 26.Vivaan ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eats (b) will eat (c) eated (d) ate
27. 27.You ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) wash (b) have washed (c) washed (d) will wash
28. 28.I ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) will draw (b) draw (c) drew (d) drawed
29. 29.We did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dance (d) dances
30. 30.___ my friends play cricket yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
31. 31.He did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speak
32. 32.___ the children bake a cake yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
33. 33.We did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) taking (b) take (c) took (d) takes
34. 34.Kunal did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) baked (d) bake
35. 35.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
36. 36.Farhan ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) dances (d) has danced
37. 37.You ___ the room in 2023. (a) clean (b) have cleaned (c) cleaned (d) will clean
38. 38.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taked (c) taken (d) took
39. 39.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
40. 40.___ he take the train last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did

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