Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 351 · 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.My sister ___ a picture last week. (a) drawed (b) will draw (c) draws (d) drew
2. 2.My brother did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) sings (b) sing (c) sang (d) singing
3. 3.Diya ___ the ball yesterday. (a) will catch (b) catches (c) caught (d) catched
4. 4.___ Kunal clean the room yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
5. 5.___ they sing a song last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
6. 6.I did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catching (d) catch
7. 7.You did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooked (d) cooks
8. 8.We did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) writing (c) writes (d) write
9. 9.He ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writes (b) writed (c) will write (d) wrote
10. 10.He ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) carries (c) has carried (d) will carry
11. 11.___ he sing a song two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
12. 12.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
13. 13.My friends did not ___ a cake last week. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baking (d) baked
14. 14.I ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) danced (b) have danced (c) will dance (d) dance
15. 15.___ Kabir watch a cartoon last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
16. 16.Isha ___ rice yesterday. (a) has cooked (b) cooks (c) will cook (d) cooked
17. 17.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) writing (d) wrote
18. 18.Rahul did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) fed (d) feeds
19. 19.You ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) will build (b) built (c) builded (d) build
20. 20.___ she dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
21. 21.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swum (d) swimmed
22. 22.___ my cousins eat a mango last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
23. 23.I ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) have washed (b) washed (c) wash (d) will wash
24. 24.You ___ a letter last week. (a) write (b) will write (c) wrote (d) writed
25. 25.We did not ___ the ball last week. (a) catches (b) catching (c) caught (d) catch
26. 26.We did not ___ tea last week. (a) make (b) makes (c) making (d) made
27. 27.Meera ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) will cook (d) has cooked
28. 28.___ you carry the bag two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
29. 29.___ Rohan swim in the pool last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
30. 30.My parents did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) fed (d) feeding
31. 31.___ Vivaan play cricket yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
32. 32.___ you build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
33. 33.My sister ___ a letter last week. (a) wrote (b) writed (c) writes (d) will write
34. 34.___ the children win the match last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
35. 35.___ Arjun wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
36. 36.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) took (d) taked
37. 37.My friends did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding (d) fed
38. 38.___ I make tea last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
39. 39.He ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) will dance (b) has danced (c) danced (d) dances
40. 40.We ___ science last Sunday. (a) have studied (b) will study (c) studied (d) study

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