Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 375 · 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.Karan ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dances (b) danced (c) has danced (d) will dance
2. 2.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) run (d) ran
3. 3.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
4. 4.She did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jogging
5. 5.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
6. 6.___ they ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
7. 7.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swum
8. 8.Arjun did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) making (b) makes (c) make (d) made
9. 9.The students ___ in the park last week. (a) jogged (b) will jog (c) have jogged (d) jog
10. 10.___ the students go to school two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
11. 11.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
12. 12.I did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) speaks (d) spoke
13. 13.You did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) write (b) writes (c) writing (d) wrote
14. 14.He ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) has planted (b) will plant (c) planted (d) plants
15. 15.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
16. 16.He ___ a song in 2023. (a) sings (b) will sing (c) has sung (d) sang
17. 17.___ they wear a cap yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
18. 18.We did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) took
19. 19.He ___ a story in 2023. (a) will tell (b) telled (c) tells (d) told
20. 20.Rohan ___ the match last Sunday. (a) wins (b) won (c) will win (d) winned
21. 21.___ we drink milk yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
22. 22.My brother did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) took (b) taking (c) takes (d) take
23. 23.Nisha did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runs
24. 24.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwing
25. 25.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawn (c) drawing (d) drawed
26. 26.I did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carried
27. 27.Karan did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogged
28. 28.You ___ tea last week. (a) make (b) made (c) maked (d) will make
29. 29.Ishaan did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
30. 30.___ you watch a cartoon last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
31. 31.My parents ___ a picture yesterday. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) drew (d) draw
32. 32.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) written (c) writed (d) wrote
33. 33.Kunal ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carried (b) will carry (c) has carried (d) carries
34. 34.You ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eat (b) will eat (c) eated (d) ate
35. 35.Sneha did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) fed (d) feeds
36. 36.I did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catching (b) caught (c) catches (d) catch
37. 37.They did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) making (b) makes (c) make (d) made
38. 38.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) going (d) went
39. 39.I ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bake (b) baked (c) will bake (d) have baked
40. 40.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched

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