Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 543 · 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.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drew (c) drawing (d) drawed
2. 2.Sneha did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
3. 3.He did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) build (b) builds (c) building (d) built
4. 4.I ___ a cake in 2023. (a) baked (b) have baked (c) will bake (d) bake
5. 5.___ he write a letter two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.She did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapped (d) clapping
7. 7.___ I play cricket last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
8. 8.___ Farhan go to school last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
9. 9.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
10. 10.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
11. 11.Yash ___ lunch two days ago. (a) brings (b) brought (c) will bring (d) bringed
12. 12.Neel did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dance (b) dances (c) danced (d) dancing
13. 13.___ I buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
14. 14.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinked (c) drunk (d) drinking
15. 15.You ___ the ball in 2023. (a) will throw (b) threw (c) throwed (d) throw
16. 16.She did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance
17. 17.___ she dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
18. 18.We ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carry (b) carried (c) have carried (d) will carry
19. 19.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
20. 20.They ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) built (b) builded (c) will build (d) build
21. 21.The children ___ a tree in 2023. (a) have climbed (b) will climb (c) climbed (d) climb
22. 22.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
23. 23.Priya ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) has washed (d) washes
24. 24.Saanvi ___ a message last Sunday. (a) will send (b) sent (c) sends (d) sended
25. 25.Dev ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaked (b) speaks (c) spoke (d) will speak
26. 26.He ___ the match in 2023. (a) winned (b) wins (c) won (d) will win
27. 27.___ Rohan bring lunch yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
28. 28.___ she wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
29. 29.They ___ the ball two days ago. (a) caught (b) catch (c) will catch (d) catched
30. 30.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
31. 31.Saanvi ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) has played (b) will play (c) plays (d) played
32. 32.They did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writes (b) writing (c) wrote (d) write
33. 33.My cousins ___ Hindi last week. (a) will speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speak
34. 34.___ she catch the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
35. 35.We did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) played
36. 36.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) going (d) gone
37. 37.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) worn (c) wearing (d) wore
38. 38.You did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) ran (b) runs (c) running (d) run
39. 39.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
40. 40.___ my sister ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did

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