Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 529 · 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 ___ for the team two days ago. (a) have clapped (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) clap
2. 2.He ___ science yesterday. (a) has studied (b) studied (c) will study (d) studies
3. 3.The children ___ to school last week. (a) goed (b) went (c) go (d) will go
4. 4.Vivaan did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sang (d) sing
5. 5.I ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writed (b) wrote (c) will write (d) write
6. 6.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
7. 7.We ___ a message in 2023. (a) sended (b) will send (c) sent (d) send
8. 8.___ they help Grandma last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
9. 9.He did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
10. 10.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) runned (c) ran (d) run
11. 11.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drew (c) drawn (d) drawed
12. 12.You did not ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eat (b) ate (c) eats (d) eating
13. 13.Kunal did not ___ for the team last week. (a) claps (b) clapped (c) clap (d) clapping
14. 14.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) ate (c) eated (d) eating
15. 15.We ___ a picture two days ago. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) drew (d) draw
16. 16.___ you eat a mango two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
17. 17.___ he cook rice yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
18. 18.We ___ the match last week. (a) win (b) winned (c) will win (d) won
19. 19.___ the students dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
20. 20.___ you climb a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
21. 21.Riya ___ a message two days ago. (a) will send (b) sent (c) sends (d) sended
22. 22.Rahul did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) built (b) builds (c) building (d) build
23. 23.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speaked
24. 24.I did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eating (b) eat (c) ate (d) eats
25. 25.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
26. 26.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
27. 27.I did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sends (b) sent (c) sending (d) send
28. 28.You did not ___ to school last week. (a) go (b) went (c) goes (d) going
29. 29.My sister ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rode (b) will ride (c) rided (d) rides
30. 30.Ishaan ___ the ball two days ago. (a) will catch (b) catches (c) catched (d) caught
31. 31.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinked (c) drinking (d) drank
32. 32.___ I throw the ball yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
33. 33.My brother ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dances (b) will dance (c) has danced (d) danced
34. 34.___ we win the match yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
35. 35.My brother ___ a tree yesterday. (a) has climbed (b) will climb (c) climbed (d) climbs
36. 36.He did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brings (b) bring (c) brought (d) bringing
37. 37.___ I bake a cake last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
38. 38.___ Manav catch the ball last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
39. 39.___ you tell a story yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
40. 40.I did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watched

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