Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 489 · 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.Rahul ___ the room in 2023. (a) will clean (b) has cleaned (c) cleans (d) cleaned
2. 2.Ira ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleans (b) has cleaned (c) cleaned (d) will clean
3. 3.I ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watch (b) have watched (c) will watch (d) watched
4. 4.We ___ for the team last week. (a) clapped (b) have clapped (c) clap (d) will clap
5. 5.___ the children carry the bag two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
6. 6.___ I drink milk in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
7. 7.___ we cook rice last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
8. 8.She ___ to school in 2023. (a) will go (b) goes (c) went (d) goed
9. 9.My brother did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buys (b) buying (c) bought (d) buy
10. 10.My parents did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drinking
11. 11.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
12. 12.They ___ rice two days ago. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) have cooked (d) will cook
13. 13.She ___ milk yesterday. (a) will drink (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drinked
14. 14.The children did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) played
15. 15.___ he bake a cake two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.___ Isha buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
17. 17.___ he wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
18. 18.___ you carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
19. 19.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawn
20. 20.Meera ___ a mango yesterday. (a) ate (b) eats (c) will eat (d) eated
21. 21.We ___ tea last week. (a) make (b) will make (c) made (d) maked
22. 22.He ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) has watched (b) watches (c) watched (d) will watch
23. 23.I did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) spoke (d) speaking
24. 24.___ we dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
25. 25.My brother ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writed (b) will write (c) writes (d) wrote
26. 26.I did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) climbing (d) climb
27. 27.I ___ a cap in 2023. (a) weared (b) will wear (c) wear (d) wore
28. 28.___ my brother wear a cap last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
29. 29.___ my sister plant a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
30. 30.I ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jog (b) have jogged (c) will jog (d) jogged
31. 31.He ___ for the team in 2023. (a) has clapped (b) clapped (c) claps (d) will clap
32. 32.I ___ the ball last week. (a) catched (b) will catch (c) catch (d) caught
33. 33.He ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eated (b) will eat (c) eats (d) ate
34. 34.___ she help Grandma yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
35. 35.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swum
36. 36.___ she win the match last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
37. 37.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) written (d) wrote
38. 38.___ I bake a cake in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.My sister ___ the dog in 2023. (a) fed (b) will feed (c) feeded (d) feeds
40. 40.They ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) will build (b) builded (c) built (d) build

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