Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 593 · 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.We did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) cleaning (d) clean
2. 2.My sister ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) has clapped (b) will clap (c) claps (d) clapped
3. 3.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) took (c) taked (d) taken
4. 4.Arjun did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baked (b) baking (c) bakes (d) bake
5. 5.Kavya did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washing (b) washes (c) washed (d) wash
6. 6.___ he run in the park two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
7. 7.___ Kavya clean the room yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
8. 8.___ I buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
9. 9.___ my brother carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
10. 10.We ___ science yesterday. (a) will study (b) study (c) studied (d) have studied
11. 11.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flew (c) flown (d) flyed
12. 12.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
13. 13.I did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) riding (b) rode (c) rides (d) ride
14. 14.Isha did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baking (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baked
15. 15.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
16. 16.He ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) built (b) builded (c) will build (d) builds
17. 17.___ the children play cricket yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
18. 18.We did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) going (b) went (c) go (d) goes
19. 19.___ they study science last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
20. 20.I ___ a message last week. (a) sended (b) send (c) will send (d) sent
21. 21.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoke (c) spoken (d) speaking
22. 22.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) gone (c) went (d) goed
23. 23.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) ran (d) run
24. 24.We ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will climb (b) have climbed (c) climbed (d) climb
25. 25.___ they carry the bag last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
26. 26.I ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will throw (b) throwed (c) throw (d) threw
27. 27.___ we dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
28. 28.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawing (c) drawn (d) drawed
29. 29.Tara did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drank (d) drinking
30. 30.He ___ a message yesterday. (a) sent (b) sends (c) sended (d) will send
31. 31.We ___ milk in 2023. (a) drink (b) will drink (c) drinked (d) drank
32. 32.The children did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flew (b) flies (c) flying (d) fly
33. 33.She ___ the ball last week. (a) will throw (b) threw (c) throws (d) throwed
34. 34.They ___ a mango two days ago. (a) ate (b) eat (c) will eat (d) eated
35. 35.My sister ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watches (b) has watched (c) watched (d) will watch
36. 36.Kavya ___ tea two days ago. (a) made (b) makes (c) will make (d) maked
37. 37.___ you ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.___ Myra clean the room in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
39. 39.My brother did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dances (d) dance
40. 40.She ___ science in 2023. (a) studies (b) will study (c) studied (d) has studied

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