Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 611 · 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 did not ___ science two days ago. (a) study (b) studies (c) studying (d) studied
2. 2.Manav ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) has clapped (b) clapped (c) will clap (d) claps
3. 3.You did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding (d) fed
4. 4.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) ridden (c) rided (d) rode
5. 5.___ I speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
6. 6.___ we ride a bicycle last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
7. 7.___ she clean the room in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
8. 8.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flying (c) flyed (d) flown
9. 9.Ananya ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) will swim (d) swims
10. 10.We ___ a story last Sunday. (a) will tell (b) told (c) telled (d) tell
11. 11.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
12. 12.My sister did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baking
13. 13.I ___ a song last Sunday. (a) have sung (b) will sing (c) sang (d) sing
14. 14.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
15. 15.My brother ___ cricket two days ago. (a) will play (b) played (c) plays (d) has played
16. 16.My parents did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) building (b) build (c) built (d) builds
17. 17.I ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) have carried (b) will carry (c) carry (d) carried
18. 18.Sneha did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sing (d) sang
19. 19.He ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builded (b) built (c) will build (d) builds
20. 20.He ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buys (b) will buy (c) buyed (d) bought
21. 21.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taken (c) taking (d) taked
22. 22.He did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catch (b) catches (c) caught (d) catching
23. 23.___ you carry the bag yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
24. 24.___ we cook rice last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
25. 25.___ Manav jog in the park two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
26. 26.My sister ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builds (b) builded (c) built (d) will build
27. 27.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) goed (c) went (d) going
28. 28.My sister ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rides (b) rided (c) rode (d) will ride
29. 29.Isha did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
30. 30.I ___ the bag yesterday. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) have carried (d) carry
31. 31.Karan did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planted (d) planting
32. 32.My friends did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
33. 33.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drinking
34. 34.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
35. 35.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
36. 36.Kavya ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeded (b) feeds (c) fed (d) will feed
37. 37.She did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) fed
38. 38.I did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) bake (c) baking (d) bakes
39. 39.Vivaan did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drinking
40. 40.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned

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