Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 389 · 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 run in the park last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
2. 2.I ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speak (b) will speak (c) speaked (d) spoke
3. 3.He ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catched (b) will catch (c) catches (d) caught
4. 4.He did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) telling (b) tells (c) tell (d) told
5. 5.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swimmed (d) swam
6. 6.They ___ vegetables last week. (a) bought (b) buyed (c) will buy (d) buy
7. 7.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flew (c) flyed (d) flying
8. 8.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speaking
9. 9.___ the students catch the ball last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
10. 10.My sister did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feed (b) fed (c) feeds (d) feeding
11. 11.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drunk
12. 12.I ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will plant (b) plant (c) have planted (d) planted
13. 13.My parents ___ for the team two days ago. (a) have clapped (b) clap (c) clapped (d) will clap
14. 14.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
15. 15.You did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) fed (d) feed
16. 16.Ishaan did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builds (b) built (c) building (d) build
17. 17.She did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studying (b) study (c) studies (d) studied
18. 18.We ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will jog (b) have jogged (c) jogged (d) jog
19. 19.My friends ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) danced (b) dance (c) will dance (d) have danced
20. 20.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eating (c) ate (d) eaten
21. 21.They ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will throw (b) throw (c) throwed (d) threw
22. 22.___ I jog in the park in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
23. 23.Ishaan did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drew (b) draws (c) draw (d) drawing
24. 24.___ he tell a story last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
25. 25.Diya did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brought (b) bring (c) bringing (d) brings
26. 26.___ Aarav throw the ball last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
27. 27.They ___ to school in 2023. (a) goed (b) went (c) will go (d) go
28. 28.___ we send a message last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
29. 29.They did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tells (b) told (c) tell (d) telling
30. 30.You did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleaned
31. 31.___ you go to school two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
32. 32.___ the children ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
33. 33.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
34. 34.We ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swim (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swam
35. 35.You did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
36. 36.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
37. 37.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
38. 38.The children did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dance (d) danced
39. 39.She did not ___ a story last week. (a) telling (b) tells (c) told (d) tell
40. 40.___ we take the train two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does

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