Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 565 · 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.She ___ the train in 2023. (a) takes (b) taked (c) took (d) will take
2. 2.My sister ___ the dishes last week. (a) has washed (b) washes (c) will wash (d) washed
3. 3.___ we build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
4. 4.___ Farhan plant a tree two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
5. 5.My brother ___ a tree yesterday. (a) has planted (b) plants (c) will plant (d) planted
6. 6.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runned
7. 7.My friends did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plants (b) planting (c) plant (d) planted
8. 8.She did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaning
9. 9.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
10. 10.I ___ on the stage last week. (a) dance (b) have danced (c) will dance (d) danced
11. 11.You ___ the train yesterday. (a) taked (b) will take (c) take (d) took
12. 12.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weared (c) wore (d) worn
13. 13.___ they win the match in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
14. 14.___ we wash the dishes last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
15. 15.Kabir did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) baked
16. 16.Saanvi did not ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drew (b) draws (c) drawing (d) draw
17. 17.Arjun did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) makes (b) making (c) made (d) make
18. 18.He did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) spoke
19. 19.___ we win the match in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
20. 20.___ you build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
21. 21.Neel ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) plants (c) will plant (d) has planted
22. 22.___ Priya study science last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
23. 23.Aarav did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eats (b) ate (c) eat (d) eating
24. 24.Kabir did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbed (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
25. 25.___ Aarav draw a picture yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
26. 26.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) ate (c) eaten (d) eated
27. 27.The children ___ a tree last week. (a) will plant (b) have planted (c) plant (d) planted
28. 28.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drunk
29. 29.My friends ___ the match two days ago. (a) winned (b) will win (c) won (d) win
30. 30.He did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bringing (b) brought (c) brings (d) bring
31. 31.You did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbed
32. 32.I did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baking (b) baked (c) bake (d) bakes
33. 33.He did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) make (b) making (c) makes (d) made
34. 34.The children did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) ride (b) rode (c) rides (d) riding
35. 35.I ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) wash (c) will wash (d) have washed
36. 36.You did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooked
37. 37.Omkar did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wears (d) wore
38. 38.___ I draw a picture in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
39. 39.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
40. 40.___ she clean the room last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does

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