Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 634 · 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.Neel ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) carries (c) will carry (d) has carried
2. 2.My brother ___ science two days ago. (a) studied (b) has studied (c) will study (d) studies
3. 3.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
4. 4.Neel ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) has danced (c) will dance (d) dances
5. 5.Ira did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) drank (d) drinks
6. 6.He did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runs (b) run (c) running (d) ran
7. 7.They did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jog (d) jogging
8. 8.___ my parents dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
9. 9.___ he study science last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
10. 10.Diya did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) clean
11. 11.___ I play cricket in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
12. 12.Karan did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) baked (d) bake
13. 13.You ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dance (b) will dance (c) danced (d) have danced
14. 14.I ___ a message last week. (a) sended (b) send (c) sent (d) will send
15. 15.I ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) will wear (b) wear (c) weared (d) wore
16. 16.___ I clean the room yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
17. 17.My brother did not ___ a picture last week. (a) draws (b) drew (c) draw (d) drawing
18. 18.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) spoken
19. 19.You ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climb (b) have climbed (c) climbed (d) will climb
20. 20.___ we wear a cap in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
21. 21.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eated (c) eating (d) ate
22. 22.She ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) will write (c) writed (d) writes
23. 23.My friends did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) draws (b) drew (c) drawing (d) draw
24. 24.She ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wore (b) weared (c) wears (d) will wear
25. 25.___ Arjun buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
26. 26.You ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) have studied (c) study (d) will study
27. 27.Priya did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wears (b) wore (c) wear (d) wearing
28. 28.___ Karan build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
29. 29.He did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flying (d) flies
30. 30.Aisha did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) make (b) made (c) makes (d) making
31. 31.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) written (d) wrote
32. 32.They ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buyed (b) bought (c) will buy (d) buy
33. 33.Karan did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) told (b) telling (c) tells (d) tell
34. 34.___ they take the train last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
35. 35.___ my sister cook rice yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
36. 36.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) ridden (c) rided (d) rode
37. 37.Kunal ___ in the park in 2023. (a) will run (b) runs (c) ran (d) runned
38. 38.___ I bake a cake two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
39. 39.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
40. 40.Saanvi ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flew (b) flyed (c) will fly (d) flies

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