Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 613 · 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.He did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) threw (b) throw (c) throwing (d) throws
2. 2.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
3. 3.She ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carries (b) will carry (c) carried (d) has carried
4. 4.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawed (c) drawing (d) drew
5. 5.We did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sent (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
6. 6.They ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) have washed (b) will wash (c) wash (d) washed
7. 7.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) spoke
8. 8.The children did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wore (d) wearing
9. 9.Diya did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eating (d) eat
10. 10.___ you draw a picture yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
11. 11.Yash ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaks (b) will speak (c) spoke (d) speaked
12. 12.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
13. 13.I ___ Grandma last week. (a) have helped (b) will help (c) help (d) helped
14. 14.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
15. 15.We ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) plant (d) have planted
16. 16.Karan ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watched (b) has watched (c) will watch (d) watches
17. 17.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
18. 18.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swam
19. 19.We ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbed (b) have climbed (c) climb (d) will climb
20. 20.You ___ a tree last week. (a) plant (b) have planted (c) planted (d) will plant
21. 21.___ I jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
22. 22.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
23. 23.He did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats (d) ate
24. 24.___ you help Grandma yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
25. 25.___ he watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
26. 26.Aarav ___ milk last week. (a) will drink (b) drinked (c) drinks (d) drank
27. 27.Priya did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) building (b) builds (c) build (d) built
28. 28.Pooja did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch (d) caught
29. 29.Omkar ___ in the pool last week. (a) will swim (b) swims (c) swimmed (d) swam
30. 30.Tara ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) will eat (b) eated (c) ate (d) eats
31. 31.___ she bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
32. 32.My cousins did not ___ a bicycle last week. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) rode
33. 33.You ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carry (b) carried (c) will carry (d) have carried
34. 34.I ___ a story last week. (a) tell (b) telled (c) will tell (d) told
35. 35.I ___ the match last Sunday. (a) will win (b) win (c) winned (d) won
36. 36.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyed (c) flown (d) flew
37. 37.Riya ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buys (d) will buy
38. 38.You ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinked (b) drink (c) drank (d) will drink
39. 39.___ my sister sing a song yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
40. 40.My friends ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writed (b) will write (c) wrote (d) write

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