Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 437 · 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.___ we catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
2. 2.She did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) winning (b) won (c) wins (d) win
3. 3.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
4. 4.___ I climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
5. 5.___ my cousins wear a cap last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
7. 7.We ___ a song in 2023. (a) sang (b) have sung (c) will sing (d) sing
8. 8.We ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clapped (b) will clap (c) clap (d) have clapped
9. 9.Priya ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rided (b) will ride (c) rides (d) rode
10. 10.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
11. 11.___ Farhan speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
12. 12.Zoya ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flew (b) flies (c) flyed (d) will fly
13. 13.You did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) made (b) makes (c) making (d) make
14. 14.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plant (b) have planted (c) planted (d) will plant
15. 15.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) going (c) goed (d) went
16. 16.She did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
17. 17.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) wrote (c) writed (d) written
18. 18.You ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baked (b) will bake (c) bake (d) have baked
19. 19.I ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) have helped (b) will help (c) help (d) helped
20. 20.My brother ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) has clapped (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) claps
21. 21.He did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helped (b) helping (c) help (d) helps
22. 22.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
23. 23.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) taking (d) took
24. 24.The children did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
25. 25.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
26. 26.My sister ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinked (b) drinks (c) will drink (d) drank
27. 27.They did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feeding (d) feed
28. 28.___ I drink milk two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
29. 29.___ Karan bring lunch in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
30. 30.___ he jog in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
31. 31.She ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writes (b) writed (c) will write (d) wrote
32. 32.___ Sneha go to school yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
33. 33.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flying (c) flown (d) flyed
34. 34.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drunk (c) drinked (d) drinking
35. 35.They did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooked
36. 36.You ___ a song last week. (a) sang (b) sing (c) will sing (d) have sung
37. 37.___ the children study science two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.They did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) take (b) taking (c) takes (d) took
39. 39.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drew (c) drawn (d) drawed
40. 40.You ___ rice two days ago. (a) will cook (b) cook (c) have cooked (d) cooked

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