Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 491 · 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 swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
2. 2.___ we feed the dog in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
3. 3.I did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapped
4. 4.___ she watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
5. 5.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flew (d) flying
6. 6.They ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throw (b) throwed (c) will throw (d) threw
7. 7.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throwed
8. 8.___ my brother take the train two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
9. 9.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) ridden (c) rided (d) riding
10. 10.He did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wore (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wears
11. 11.___ we buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
12. 12.Kavya ___ the train last week. (a) will take (b) takes (c) took (d) taked
13. 13.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swam
14. 14.They ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) will climb (b) have climbed (c) climbed (d) climb
15. 15.They did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watched
16. 16.They ___ a picture yesterday. (a) will draw (b) drew (c) drawed (d) draw
17. 17.He ___ the train two days ago. (a) taked (b) takes (c) took (d) will take
18. 18.___ I win the match two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
19. 19.___ Myra feed the dog yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
20. 20.___ my brother ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
21. 21.You ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaked (b) will speak (c) spoke (d) speak
22. 22.___ the children ride a bicycle last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
23. 23.___ Isha plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) weared (c) wore (d) wearing
25. 25.___ my parents eat a mango in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
26. 26.___ Neel wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
27. 27.We ___ a cake in 2023. (a) have baked (b) will bake (c) bake (d) baked
28. 28.They did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogging (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) jog
29. 29.He ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) will bake (d) has baked
30. 30.___ you speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
31. 31.Kunal ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helped (b) has helped (c) helps (d) will help
32. 32.He did not ___ the train last week. (a) taking (b) took (c) takes (d) take
33. 33.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
34. 34.The students ___ tea last week. (a) made (b) maked (c) make (d) will make
35. 35.___ I take the train yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
36. 36.She ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washes (d) washed
37. 37.We did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plant (b) planted (c) planting (d) plants
38. 38.Kabir ___ for the team two days ago. (a) will clap (b) claps (c) clapped (d) has clapped
39. 39.You ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) ate (b) eated (c) will eat (d) eat
40. 40.___ Rahul buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did

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