Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 605 · 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.___ Kabir jog in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
2. 2.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
3. 3.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) worn (c) wore (d) wearing
4. 4.Vivaan ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watches (b) watched (c) has watched (d) will watch
5. 5.___ they drink milk two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.You did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) dance (d) danced
7. 7.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
8. 8.My sister ___ the room yesterday. (a) has cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
9. 9.They did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brought (d) brings
10. 10.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) riding (c) rided (d) ridden
11. 11.My sister ___ a story in 2023. (a) telled (b) will tell (c) told (d) tells
12. 12.My sister did not ___ in the park last week. (a) run (b) runs (c) ran (d) running
13. 13.Karan did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bring (d) brings
14. 14.We ___ a cake yesterday. (a) have baked (b) baked (c) will bake (d) bake
15. 15.___ Kabir wear a cap last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
16. 16.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
17. 17.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawed
18. 18.___ they bake a cake two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
19. 19.I ___ milk last Sunday. (a) will drink (b) drink (c) drinked (d) drank
20. 20.Diya ___ the match last Sunday. (a) winned (b) wins (c) will win (d) won
21. 21.___ Aarav cook rice last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
22. 22.___ Diya draw a picture in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
23. 23.___ I feed the dog two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
24. 24.Isha ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleans (b) will clean (c) has cleaned (d) cleaned
25. 25.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
26. 26.___ he bake a cake two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
27. 27.They ___ a song yesterday. (a) sang (b) have sung (c) sing (d) will sing
28. 28.My cousins ___ a message in 2023. (a) send (b) will send (c) sent (d) sended
29. 29.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swimmed (d) swum
30. 30.___ my cousins throw the ball last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
31. 31.My brother did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) singing (b) sang (c) sing (d) sings
32. 32.She did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbed
33. 33.Saanvi did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
34. 34.They ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plant (b) will plant (c) have planted (d) planted
35. 35.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) ate (c) eated (d) eaten
36. 36.___ we watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
37. 37.___ you help Grandma yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
38. 38.___ they play cricket last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
39. 39.You ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) have washed (b) washed (c) wash (d) will wash
40. 40.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling

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