Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 346 · 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.He did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drink
2. 2.My sister ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bakes (b) will bake (c) has baked (d) baked
3. 3.Meera ___ science in 2023. (a) has studied (b) studies (c) studied (d) will study
4. 4.Kavya ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rides (b) will ride (c) rided (d) rode
5. 5.She ___ a cap last week. (a) will wear (b) wore (c) weared (d) wears
6. 6.They did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) going (b) went (c) goes (d) go
7. 7.___ he feed the dog yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
8. 8.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eaten (c) eated (d) ate
9. 9.You did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catches (d) catching
10. 10.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) riding (c) rided (d) rode
11. 11.We did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studies (b) studied (c) studying (d) study
12. 12.___ my sister jog in the park two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
13. 13.___ I play cricket yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
14. 14.They ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will plant (b) plant (c) have planted (d) planted
15. 15.We did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) brought (d) bring
16. 16.You ___ tea last Sunday. (a) will make (b) made (c) make (d) maked
17. 17.We did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
18. 18.He did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climbed (d) climb
19. 19.I did not ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) build (b) building (c) built (d) builds
20. 20.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) running (c) runned (d) run
21. 21.My parents did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) brought
22. 22.___ we swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
23. 23.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drinked (d) drank
24. 24.Myra ___ science in 2023. (a) studied (b) studies (c) has studied (d) will study
25. 25.We ___ the dog last week. (a) fed (b) feeded (c) will feed (d) feed
26. 26.___ I dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
27. 27.Kabir ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drawed (b) draws (c) will draw (d) drew
28. 28.I ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clap (b) clapped (c) will clap (d) have clapped
29. 29.___ we go to school last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
30. 30.My sister ___ in the pool last week. (a) will swim (b) swimmed (c) swims (d) swam
31. 31.___ Arjun watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
32. 32.The students did not ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
33. 33.She did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) help (b) helps (c) helping (d) helped
34. 34.I ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) will bake (b) bake (c) baked (d) have baked
35. 35.He did not ___ a mango two days ago. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eating (d) eat
36. 36.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) speaking (d) spoke
37. 37.Sneha did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) washed
38. 38.My sister did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) study (c) studying (d) studied
39. 39.Aisha did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) won (b) win (c) wins (d) winning
40. 40.___ the students plant a tree two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was

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