Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 44 · 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 ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watched (b) have watched (c) watch (d) will watch
2. 2.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) going (d) gone
3. 3.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
4. 4.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
5. 5.Karan ___ to school in 2023. (a) will go (b) went (c) goes (d) goed
6. 6.Isha ___ tea last week. (a) made (b) makes (c) maked (d) will make
7. 7.They did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) sending (b) sends (c) send (d) sent
8. 8.She did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writes (b) write (c) wrote (d) writing
9. 9.We did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wore (d) wear
10. 10.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swam
11. 11.She ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaked (b) spoke (c) will speak (d) speaks
12. 12.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
13. 13.___ my brother play cricket yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
14. 14.___ he clean the room last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
15. 15.___ Omkar send a message yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.She ___ a letter last week. (a) writes (b) writed (c) wrote (d) will write
17. 17.You ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) will watch (c) have watched (d) watch
18. 18.They ___ to school in 2023. (a) will go (b) go (c) goed (d) went
19. 19.He ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washes (b) has washed (c) will wash (d) washed
20. 20.I ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feed (b) will feed (c) fed (d) feeded
21. 21.We ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clap (b) have clapped (c) will clap (d) clapped
22. 22.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drunk (d) drinking
23. 23.We did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carried
24. 24.___ she fly a kite yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
25. 25.I did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flew (d) flies
26. 26.You did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) drew
27. 27.___ the students wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
28. 28.My brother did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
29. 29.My sister did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
30. 30.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flying (d) flew
31. 31.You ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) dance (d) have danced
32. 32.My parents ___ the bag last week. (a) carry (b) carried (c) have carried (d) will carry
33. 33.___ I cook rice two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
34. 34.I did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
35. 35.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) rode (c) rided (d) riding
36. 36.___ you wear a cap yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
37. 37.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
38. 38.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
39. 39.I did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) built (b) building (c) build (d) builds
40. 40.We did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cook (d) cooking

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