Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 559 · 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 “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
2. 2.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaked (c) speaking (d) spoke
3. 3.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writing (c) written (d) writed
4. 4.___ they ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
5. 5.___ he win the match last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.Neel did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baked (b) baking (c) bakes (d) bake
7. 7.___ he write a letter yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
8. 8.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eating (c) eated (d) eaten
9. 9.We did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eats (b) eating (c) ate (d) eat
10. 10.___ I take the train last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
11. 11.Meera did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogged (d) jogs
12. 12.___ my brother wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
13. 13.Aisha did not ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eating (b) eats (c) ate (d) eat
14. 14.___ you wear a cap two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
15. 15.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawed (c) drawn (d) drew
16. 16.We ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringed (b) will bring (c) brought (d) bring
17. 17.He ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) will jog (b) has jogged (c) jogs (d) jogged
18. 18.___ they sing a song last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
19. 19.___ you tell a story in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
20. 20.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
21. 21.She ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catches (b) catched (c) caught (d) will catch
22. 22.He did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watching (b) watch (c) watches (d) watched
23. 23.Kabir ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbs (b) will climb (c) climbed (d) has climbed
24. 24.___ you bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
25. 25.___ you send a message yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
26. 26.___ Meera feed the dog two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
27. 27.He ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) will watch (b) watches (c) has watched (d) watched
28. 28.___ the students wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
29. 29.The students ___ a song two days ago. (a) have sung (b) sing (c) will sing (d) sang
30. 30.___ they wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
31. 31.___ my friends clean the room last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
32. 32.___ he win the match yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
33. 33.You ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flew (b) will fly (c) fly (d) flyed
34. 34.She ___ the train in 2023. (a) taked (b) takes (c) will take (d) took
35. 35.I did not ___ milk last week. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drink
36. 36.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
37. 37.Aarav ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeds (b) fed (c) will feed (d) feeded
38. 38.I ___ to school two days ago. (a) goed (b) went (c) go (d) will go
39. 39.They did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) throw (d) threw
40. 40.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wore (c) worn (d) wearing

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