Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 587 · 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.I ___ the match two days ago. (a) winned (b) will win (c) win (d) won
2. 2.___ she cook rice in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
3. 3.He ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeded (b) feeds (c) will feed (d) fed
4. 4.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) spoke (d) speaking
5. 5.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
6. 6.___ Dev make tea yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
7. 7.He did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) making (b) made (c) make (d) makes
8. 8.___ she sing a song last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
9. 9.I ___ cricket yesterday. (a) have played (b) will play (c) play (d) played
10. 10.He did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapping (b) clapped (c) clap (d) claps
11. 11.My cousins ___ science two days ago. (a) will study (b) have studied (c) study (d) studied
12. 12.You did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rode (b) rides (c) riding (d) ride
13. 13.He ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) claps (b) will clap (c) has clapped (d) clapped
14. 14.He ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) has studied (c) will study (d) studies
15. 15.Myra did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buying (b) buy (c) bought (d) buys
16. 16.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
17. 17.She ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) will study (c) has studied (d) studied
18. 18.I ___ in the park two days ago. (a) will run (b) run (c) ran (d) runned
19. 19.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
20. 20.___ my brother help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.Aarav ___ milk last week. (a) drinked (b) will drink (c) drank (d) drinks
22. 22.___ you study science two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
23. 23.___ you wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
24. 24.My sister did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
25. 25.We ___ the room last Sunday. (a) clean (b) will clean (c) have cleaned (d) cleaned
26. 26.___ my parents cook rice two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
27. 27.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) drew (d) drawed
28. 28.Rohan ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) will bring (b) brings (c) bringed (d) brought
29. 29.They did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogged
30. 30.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) rode (c) ridden (d) riding
31. 31.___ she study science yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
32. 32.Nisha ___ a cap last week. (a) wears (b) weared (c) wore (d) will wear
33. 33.We did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
34. 34.She ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swims
35. 35.___ they sing a song in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
36. 36.We ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) spoke (b) speaked (c) speak (d) will speak
37. 37.___ the children cook rice last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
38. 38.My parents ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) will speak (b) spoke (c) speak (d) speaked
39. 39.___ the children buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.Priya ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) writed (c) will write (d) writes

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