Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 556 · 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.Meera ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) has helped (c) will help (d) helps
2. 2.Kunal ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeds (b) fed (c) feeded (d) will feed
3. 3.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinking
4. 4.Myra ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washes (b) has washed (c) will wash (d) washed
5. 5.Sneha ___ the ball yesterday. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throwed (d) will throw
6. 6.___ Aarav win the match two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
7. 7.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) wrote (c) writed (d) writing
8. 8.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawed
9. 9.Saanvi did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drew (b) drawing (c) draws (d) draw
10. 10.___ they draw a picture yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
11. 11.___ we eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
12. 12.Saanvi did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) bought
13. 13.You ___ the bag two days ago. (a) have carried (b) carry (c) carried (d) will carry
14. 14.My brother did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jog
15. 15.He did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) run (b) running (c) runs (d) ran
16. 16.___ she throw the ball two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
17. 17.___ my sister clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
18. 18.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) went (c) goed (d) gone
19. 19.___ Dev clean the room two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
20. 20.You ___ a tree yesterday. (a) have planted (b) planted (c) will plant (d) plant
21. 21.I did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sending (b) sends (c) sent (d) send
22. 22.She ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) has danced (b) danced (c) dances (d) will dance
23. 23.Rahul did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
24. 24.We ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dance (b) danced (c) will dance (d) have danced
25. 25.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) rided (c) rode (d) riding
26. 26.___ they bring lunch last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.They ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sang (b) have sung (c) sing (d) will sing
28. 28.___ he play cricket last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
29. 29.I ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swim
30. 30.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) run (c) runned (d) running
31. 31.You ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drawed (b) drew (c) will draw (d) draw
32. 32.___ my cousins plant a tree last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
33. 33.___ she sing a song two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
34. 34.They ___ a cap yesterday. (a) will wear (b) wear (c) weared (d) wore
35. 35.___ Nisha clean the room last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
36. 36.Riya ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) has planted (d) plants
37. 37.My parents did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flying (b) flew (c) fly (d) flies
38. 38.___ she climb a tree two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
39. 39.Kunal ___ Hindi last week. (a) will speak (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) speaks
40. 40.I did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swam (d) swimming

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