Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 413 · 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 go to school last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
2. 2.He did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watched (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
3. 3.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) gone (d) going
4. 4.___ I play cricket last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
5. 5.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
6. 6.They ___ a letter yesterday. (a) will write (b) wrote (c) writed (d) write
7. 7.___ you wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
8. 8.They did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
9. 9.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swimming
10. 10.My sister ___ tea in 2023. (a) made (b) makes (c) maked (d) will make
11. 11.He did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) caught
12. 12.___ Myra write a letter last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.Diya ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) has cleaned (d) will clean
14. 14.___ she drink milk last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
15. 15.___ Saanvi clean the room last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
16. 16.My sister ___ tea last Sunday. (a) will make (b) makes (c) made (d) maked
17. 17.___ they build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
18. 18.You ___ to school in 2023. (a) goed (b) went (c) go (d) will go
19. 19.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
20. 20.___ the children clap for the team last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) spoke
22. 22.___ the students wear a cap two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
23. 23.He ___ the room in 2023. (a) has cleaned (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) will clean
24. 24.We did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jogs
25. 25.___ Omkar buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
26. 26.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) worn (c) weared (d) wearing
27. 27.___ Yash win the match yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
28. 28.We ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) will build (b) builded (c) built (d) build
29. 29.___ they draw a picture in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
30. 30.We did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) make (b) making (c) makes (d) made
31. 31.She ___ cricket yesterday. (a) will play (b) played (c) has played (d) plays
32. 32.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
33. 33.Myra did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drink (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drinking
34. 34.They did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wear (b) wore (c) wears (d) wearing
35. 35.My brother did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
36. 36.You ___ science two days ago. (a) will study (b) studied (c) have studied (d) study
37. 37.The students ___ a letter last week. (a) will write (b) write (c) writed (d) wrote
38. 38.___ my brother sing a song last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
39. 39.___ I make tea two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
40. 40.My parents did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eat (b) ate (c) eats (d) eating

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