Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 624 · 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 bag yesterday. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) carried
2. 2.___ they play cricket yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
3. 3.We did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drank
4. 4.___ my sister fly a kite in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
5. 5.___ Aisha cook rice in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
6. 6.___ my cousins jog in the park two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
7. 7.She ___ the dog yesterday. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feeded (d) will feed
8. 8.We ___ a picture two days ago. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) draw (d) drew
9. 9.You ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feed (b) fed (c) feeded (d) will feed
10. 10.___ he buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
11. 11.___ you help Grandma two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
12. 12.___ Ira wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
13. 13.___ I tell a story two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
14. 14.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) goed (c) went (d) gone
15. 15.My cousins ___ science last Sunday. (a) have studied (b) study (c) studied (d) will study
16. 16.Diya ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writes (b) wrote (c) will write (d) writed
17. 17.___ they wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
18. 18.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swum (c) swimmed (d) swimming
19. 19.I ___ a song yesterday. (a) have sung (b) sang (c) will sing (d) sing
20. 20.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) runned (c) run (d) running
21. 21.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
22. 22.___ you win the match yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
23. 23.You did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooking (b) cooked (c) cook (d) cooks
24. 24.She ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapped (b) has clapped (c) claps (d) will clap
25. 25.My parents ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) will ride (b) rided (c) ride (d) rode
26. 26.___ the students swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
27. 27.___ she help Grandma last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
28. 28.They ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will jog (b) jogged (c) have jogged (d) jog
29. 29.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
30. 30.___ my parents help Grandma last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
31. 31.The students ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flyed (b) fly (c) flew (d) will fly
32. 32.Zoya ___ to school yesterday. (a) goes (b) went (c) will go (d) goed
33. 33.___ he watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
34. 34.Tara ___ a cap last week. (a) wore (b) will wear (c) wears (d) weared
35. 35.He did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
36. 36.The students ___ the dog in 2023. (a) fed (b) will feed (c) feeded (d) feed
37. 37.Ishaan did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) play (b) played (c) playing (d) plays
38. 38.Dev ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watched (b) will watch (c) has watched (d) watches
39. 39.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eating (c) ate (d) eaten
40. 40.You ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plant (b) will plant (c) have planted (d) planted

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