Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 600 · 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.___ Vivaan drink milk in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
2. 2.___ you wear a cap two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
3. 3.Yash ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) will buy (b) buys (c) bought (d) buyed
4. 4.Vivaan ___ in the park two days ago. (a) will run (b) runned (c) runs (d) ran
5. 5.You ___ a story yesterday. (a) will tell (b) told (c) tell (d) telled
6. 6.The children ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) will cook (d) have cooked
7. 7.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
8. 8.Aisha ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helps (b) will help (c) helped (d) has helped
9. 9.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swum (c) swimmed (d) swimming
10. 10.My brother ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bringed (b) brought (c) will bring (d) brings
11. 11.___ you go to school in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
12. 12.She did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) rode
13. 13.___ I win the match yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
14. 14.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drinked (d) drank
15. 15.You did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) running (b) runs (c) ran (d) run
16. 16.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planted (b) plant (c) have planted (d) will plant
17. 17.We did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) riding (b) rides (c) rode (d) ride
18. 18.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawn (c) drawing (d) drawed
19. 19.He ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) will jog (b) has jogged (c) jogs (d) jogged
20. 20.My parents ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) will wear (b) wore (c) wear (d) weared
21. 21.We did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swam (d) swims
22. 22.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runned
23. 23.I ___ the train two days ago. (a) will take (b) take (c) taked (d) took
24. 24.___ Zoya dance on the stage last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
25. 25.The children ___ to school yesterday. (a) go (b) went (c) goed (d) will go
26. 26.I ___ Grandma last week. (a) have helped (b) will help (c) help (d) helped
27. 27.___ we cook rice two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
28. 28.___ we bake a cake yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
29. 29.She ___ Hindi last week. (a) will speak (b) speaked (c) speaks (d) spoke
30. 30.___ she bring lunch last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
31. 31.My sister did not ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) plant (c) planting (d) plants
32. 32.___ they speak Hindi last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
33. 33.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
34. 34.My brother did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sent (b) sending (c) sends (d) send
35. 35.___ Nisha drink milk two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) took (c) taking (d) taked
37. 37.___ they tell a story last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
38. 38.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaked (c) speaking (d) spoke
39. 39.___ she study science last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
40. 40.He ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) will wash (d) has washed

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