Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 644 · 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.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drinked (d) drank
2. 2.___ they draw a picture two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
3. 3.___ he eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
4. 4.We did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tells (b) tell (c) told (d) telling
5. 5.She ___ milk yesterday. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drinks
6. 6.Rahul ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) has danced (b) will dance (c) danced (d) dances
7. 7.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
8. 8.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) going (d) went
9. 9.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
10. 10.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) spoken (c) speaking (d) speaked
11. 11.___ they fly a kite in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
12. 12.We ___ for the team in 2023. (a) will clap (b) have clapped (c) clapped (d) clap
13. 13.She did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink (d) drank
14. 14.___ Meera study science last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
15. 15.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) taked (d) took
16. 16.___ she speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
17. 17.My parents ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) threw (b) will throw (c) throwed (d) throw
18. 18.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rode (c) rided (d) ridden
19. 19.___ my brother jog in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
20. 20.___ she play cricket two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
21. 21.Meera ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catches (b) catched (c) caught (d) will catch
22. 22.I ___ for the team last week. (a) will clap (b) have clapped (c) clap (d) clapped
23. 23.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) written (d) wrote
24. 24.He ___ tea last week. (a) made (b) will make (c) makes (d) maked
25. 25.___ my parents wash the dishes last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
26. 26.___ he wash the dishes last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
27. 27.___ I watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
28. 28.We ___ for the team last week. (a) have clapped (b) clapped (c) clap (d) will clap
29. 29.___ my brother bring lunch in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.___ we clap for the team in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
31. 31.We did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch (d) watched
32. 32.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
33. 33.I ___ the ball last week. (a) catch (b) will catch (c) catched (d) caught
34. 34.The children ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flyed (d) will fly
35. 35.My friends ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) have carried (b) will carry (c) carry (d) carried
36. 36.We ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) have baked (b) baked (c) will bake (d) bake
37. 37.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
38. 38.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
39. 39.___ Zoya wear a cap in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
40. 40.We did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) baking (c) bakes (d) bake

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