Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 454 · 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.Ananya did not ___ the ball last week. (a) catching (b) caught (c) catches (d) catch
2. 2.___ my brother watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
3. 3.You ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watch (b) will watch (c) watched (d) have watched
4. 4.You ___ the ball yesterday. (a) threw (b) throwed (c) will throw (d) throw
5. 5.___ Pooja bake a cake in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
6. 6.Karan ___ tea yesterday. (a) makes (b) maked (c) made (d) will make
7. 7.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flown (c) flew (d) flyed
8. 8.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
9. 9.He ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catched (b) will catch (c) catches (d) caught
10. 10.___ he ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
11. 11.___ my brother feed the dog yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
12. 12.We did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rode (b) riding (c) rides (d) ride
13. 13.___ you jog in the park in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
14. 14.___ my cousins bake a cake last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
15. 15.___ she watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
16. 16.I ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) have washed (b) wash (c) washed (d) will wash
17. 17.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) runned (c) run (d) ran
18. 18.I did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) helping (c) helps (d) help
19. 19.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swam
20. 20.She did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding (d) fed
21. 21.I did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) cooking
22. 22.He did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helping (b) helped (c) helps (d) help
23. 23.___ she wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
24. 24.___ I carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
25. 25.My cousins ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carried (b) will carry (c) carry (d) have carried
26. 26.I ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carried (b) will carry (c) have carried (d) carry
27. 27.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) writing (d) wrote
28. 28.We did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watched (d) watches
29. 29.We ___ a story two days ago. (a) telled (b) told (c) will tell (d) tell
30. 30.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawed (c) drawn (d) drew
31. 31.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) threw (c) thrown (d) throwed
32. 32.___ the students dance on the stage two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
33. 33.___ I play cricket in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
34. 34.___ I bake a cake last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
35. 35.My sister ___ the bag last week. (a) will carry (b) has carried (c) carries (d) carried
36. 36.___ she help Grandma yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
37. 37.They did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) wins (b) won (c) winning (d) win
38. 38.My parents did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) wore (c) wearing (d) wear
39. 39.He did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feed (d) feeding
40. 40.I did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) going (c) goes (d) go

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