Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 516 · 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.You ___ in the park last week. (a) will run (b) run (c) runned (d) ran
2. 2.They did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) write (b) wrote (c) writing (d) writes
3. 3.Rahul did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
4. 4.He ___ the ball last week. (a) will throw (b) throwed (c) threw (d) throws
5. 5.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
6. 6.My friends ___ a message in 2023. (a) sended (b) will send (c) sent (d) send
7. 7.I ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swim (b) swimmed (c) will swim (d) swam
8. 8.My sister ___ a song two days ago. (a) sings (b) will sing (c) has sung (d) sang
9. 9.The children ___ a song in 2023. (a) will sing (b) sing (c) sang (d) have sung
10. 10.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) running (d) ran
11. 11.___ the students clap for the team yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
12. 12.He ___ a story in 2023. (a) will tell (b) tells (c) telled (d) told
13. 13.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
14. 14.___ I go to school last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
15. 15.They ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) will carry (b) have carried (c) carried (d) carry
16. 16.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eated (c) eating (d) ate
17. 17.Pooja ___ in the park in 2023. (a) will run (b) ran (c) runs (d) runned
18. 18.___ we build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
19. 19.___ she watch a cartoon last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
20. 20.My sister did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rode (b) ride (c) riding (d) rides
21. 21.Rahul ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will climb (b) climbs (c) has climbed (d) climbed
22. 22.You ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eat (b) ate (c) will eat (d) eated
23. 23.We ___ cricket yesterday. (a) will play (b) play (c) played (d) have played
24. 24.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) throwing (c) threw (d) thrown
25. 25.He did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) climb
26. 26.You ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will plant (b) have planted (c) plant (d) planted
27. 27.___ my cousins build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
28. 28.He did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding (d) fed
29. 29.Saanvi ___ a picture two days ago. (a) draws (b) will draw (c) drawed (d) drew
30. 30.___ Meera help Grandma two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
31. 31.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
32. 32.___ Arjun bring lunch in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.___ you play cricket last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
34. 34.___ they clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
35. 35.Dev did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
36. 36.___ my brother drink milk two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
37. 37.You ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) have danced (b) danced (c) will dance (d) dance
38. 38.___ she win the match in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
39. 39.You ___ a song last week. (a) will sing (b) sang (c) have sung (d) sing
40. 40.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making

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