Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 468 · 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.I ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wore (b) will wear (c) wear (d) weared
2. 2.___ Priya bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
3. 3.My brother did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinks (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drink
4. 4.Ishaan ___ to school last week. (a) went (b) will go (c) goed (d) goes
5. 5.You ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) play (c) will play (d) have played
6. 6.Priya ___ vegetables last week. (a) will buy (b) buys (c) buyed (d) bought
7. 7.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
8. 8.___ I bake a cake in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
9. 9.___ they study science last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
10. 10.Karan ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) washes (c) will wash (d) has washed
11. 11.He ___ a song yesterday. (a) will sing (b) has sung (c) sings (d) sang
12. 12.I ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) weared (c) wear (d) will wear
13. 13.We ___ a story last week. (a) telled (b) will tell (c) tell (d) told
14. 14.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
15. 15.The students did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washing (b) washed (c) washes (d) wash
16. 16.I ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) have planted (b) plant (c) planted (d) will plant
17. 17.Arjun did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) flew
18. 18.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
19. 19.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
20. 20.___ I feed the dog in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) worn (c) wore (d) weared
22. 22.___ he eat a mango yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
23. 23.They ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) wash (d) have washed
24. 24.She did not ___ the match last week. (a) won (b) wins (c) winning (d) win
25. 25.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) ran (d) running
26. 26.She did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) play (b) playing (c) played (d) plays
27. 27.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flown (c) flying (d) flyed
28. 28.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
29. 29.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) riding (c) rode (d) rided
30. 30.Aisha ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) has danced (b) will dance (c) dances (d) danced
31. 31.You did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bakes (b) bake (c) baked (d) baking
32. 32.___ Aditya cook rice in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.Saanvi did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carry (b) carrying (c) carried (d) carries
34. 34.They did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
35. 35.My brother did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drew (b) draws (c) drawing (d) draw
36. 36.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawed (c) drawn (d) drawing
37. 37.___ she climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
38. 38.I did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draws (b) drawing (c) drew (d) draw
39. 39.My brother ___ science yesterday. (a) has studied (b) studied (c) studies (d) will study
40. 40.___ he throw the ball in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was

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