Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 400 · 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.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwed (c) throwing (d) threw
2. 2.I ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) have washed (d) wash
3. 3.___ the children help Grandma two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
4. 4.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drinked
5. 5.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) riding (c) rided (d) rode
6. 6.He did not ___ the train last week. (a) took (b) taking (c) takes (d) take
7. 7.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swimmed
8. 8.___ they take the train two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
9. 9.___ he watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
10. 10.She ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) has clapped (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) claps
11. 11.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) going (c) went (d) gone
12. 12.Rohan ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) will jog (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) has jogged
13. 13.___ she sing a song yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
14. 14.My sister did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
15. 15.They did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writes (b) write (c) wrote (d) writing
16. 16.My cousins ___ the train in 2023. (a) will take (b) take (c) taked (d) took
17. 17.My sister ___ a tree last week. (a) will plant (b) plants (c) planted (d) has planted
18. 18.My brother did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washes (d) washed
19. 19.Diya ___ the match yesterday. (a) wins (b) will win (c) winned (d) won
20. 20.She ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) will speak (b) speaks (c) spoke (d) speaked
21. 21.I ___ lunch yesterday. (a) will bring (b) bring (c) brought (d) bringed
22. 22.___ you write a letter last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
23. 23.He ___ a picture last week. (a) drew (b) drawed (c) will draw (d) draws
24. 24.___ you drink milk last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
25. 25.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runned
26. 26.The children did not ___ the match last week. (a) win (b) winning (c) won (d) wins
27. 27.My brother did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogged (d) jogging
28. 28.___ we sing a song last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
29. 29.They did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) draw (b) drew (c) draws (d) drawing
30. 30.Zoya ___ a cap two days ago. (a) weared (b) wore (c) wears (d) will wear
31. 31.They did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) wash (b) washed (c) washes (d) washing
32. 32.___ you go to school last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
33. 33.___ you clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
34. 34.___ my brother sing a song two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
35. 35.___ he wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
36. 36.___ my brother build a sandcastle last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
37. 37.I did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) riding (b) rode (c) ride (d) rides
38. 38.___ we buy vegetables last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
39. 39.___ she take the train yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.She ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speaks (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) will speak

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