Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 485 · 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.___ she jog in the park last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
2. 2.She ___ tea last Sunday. (a) will make (b) maked (c) makes (d) made
3. 3.___ you study science last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
4. 4.___ he dance on the stage last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
5. 5.They did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapped (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clap
6. 6.___ I feed the dog two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
7. 7.___ Meera bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
8. 8.Neel ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builded (b) builds (c) will build (d) built
9. 9.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eated (c) eating (d) eaten
10. 10.You ___ a tree last week. (a) have planted (b) planted (c) plant (d) will plant
11. 11.You did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) playing (b) played (c) plays (d) play
12. 12.___ you cook rice yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
13. 13.___ Ananya send a message two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
14. 14.___ you speak Hindi last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
15. 15.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) took (d) taken
16. 16.You did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) drew (d) draw
17. 17.I ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) have cooked (d) will cook
18. 18.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) gone (c) went (d) goed
19. 19.My brother did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buy (d) buying
20. 20.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
21. 21.Pooja ___ the train two days ago. (a) will take (b) takes (c) took (d) taked
22. 22.___ Sneha make tea yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
23. 23.___ Kunal wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.Meera did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy (d) bought
25. 25.Neel ___ rice last week. (a) has cooked (b) will cook (c) cooked (d) cooks
26. 26.___ Priya write a letter last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
27. 27.You ___ tea yesterday. (a) maked (b) made (c) will make (d) make
28. 28.He ___ the train in 2023. (a) takes (b) taked (c) took (d) will take
29. 29.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speaking
30. 30.___ you bake a cake in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
31. 31.He ___ a story yesterday. (a) telled (b) told (c) will tell (d) tells
32. 32.My sister ___ a song last Sunday. (a) has sung (b) sang (c) will sing (d) sings
33. 33.___ I take the train last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
34. 34.We did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) bought (b) buy (c) buying (d) buys
35. 35.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drew (c) drawing (d) drawed
36. 36.I ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) bought (b) will buy (c) buy (d) buyed
37. 37.Aarav ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) built (b) builded (c) builds (d) will build
38. 38.Farhan ___ for the team last week. (a) will clap (b) has clapped (c) claps (d) clapped
39. 39.___ Neel carry the bag two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
40. 40.I ___ in the park in 2023. (a) run (b) runned (c) will run (d) ran

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