Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 495 · 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.We ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeded (b) feed (c) will feed (d) fed
2. 2.___ Aarav speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
3. 3.We ___ in the pool last week. (a) swim (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swam
4. 4.___ I ride a bicycle last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
5. 5.We did not ___ for the team last week. (a) clapped (b) clapping (c) claps (d) clap
6. 6.___ you bake a cake yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
7. 7.___ my parents draw a picture yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
8. 8.They did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carried (d) carries
9. 9.She ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) has played (b) will play (c) plays (d) played
10. 10.My sister did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) went (b) goes (c) go (d) going
11. 11.Pooja did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) fed (b) feed (c) feeds (d) feeding
12. 12.I did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) helping (c) help (d) helps
13. 13.My friends ___ a story two days ago. (a) telled (b) tell (c) told (d) will tell
14. 14.She ___ science two days ago. (a) will study (b) studied (c) studies (d) has studied
15. 15.My brother did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds (d) fed
16. 16.My sister ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eats (b) will eat (c) eated (d) ate
17. 17.They ___ the train in 2023. (a) will take (b) taked (c) take (d) took
18. 18.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writing (c) writed (d) written
19. 19.He did not ___ tea last week. (a) making (b) made (c) make (d) makes
20. 20.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
21. 21.We did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) carried
22. 22.___ the children go to school yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
23. 23.___ Diya play cricket last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
24. 24.___ they drink milk last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
25. 25.I ___ the train in 2023. (a) will take (b) took (c) take (d) taked
26. 26.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drunk
27. 27.He ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tells (b) telled (c) will tell (d) told
28. 28.Neel did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) goes (b) going (c) go (d) went
29. 29.You ___ science last week. (a) study (b) have studied (c) will study (d) studied
30. 30.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runned
31. 31.___ my sister ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
32. 32.Kabir ___ the ball yesterday. (a) will throw (b) throwed (c) threw (d) throws
33. 33.My cousins did not ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) tell (c) telling (d) tells
34. 34.My brother ___ to school yesterday. (a) will go (b) goed (c) went (d) goes
35. 35.Vivaan ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dances (b) has danced (c) will dance (d) danced
36. 36.Rahul did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jogged
37. 37.I ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catch (b) caught (c) will catch (d) catched
38. 38.She did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) telling (b) tell (c) told (d) tells
39. 39.___ I go to school two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
40. 40.You ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooked (b) will cook (c) cook (d) have cooked

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