Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 646 · 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 “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawed (c) drew (d) drawing
2. 2.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) running (c) run (d) runned
3. 3.___ he speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
4. 4.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swum
5. 5.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
6. 6.He ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carries (b) has carried (c) will carry (d) carried
7. 7.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
8. 8.___ you feed the dog in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
9. 9.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
10. 10.We ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) build (b) will build (c) builded (d) built
11. 11.Tara ___ a story yesterday. (a) tells (b) telled (c) told (d) will tell
12. 12.___ Saanvi go to school two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
13. 13.___ Myra help Grandma yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
14. 14.___ my brother plant a tree in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
15. 15.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drunk (d) drank
16. 16.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
17. 17.You did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) run (b) running (c) runs (d) ran
18. 18.___ you take the train last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
19. 19.___ you catch the ball in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
20. 20.Ananya ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringed (b) brings (c) will bring (d) brought
21. 21.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flying (d) flew
22. 22.My parents ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) have planted (c) will plant (d) plant
23. 23.She ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) telled (c) will tell (d) tells
24. 24.She did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helped (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
25. 25.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) went (d) going
26. 26.I did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) taking (b) take (c) took (d) takes
27. 27.My parents ___ a message last week. (a) sended (b) sent (c) will send (d) send
28. 28.___ my brother go to school yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
29. 29.___ Isha play cricket last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
30. 30.Dev ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eats (b) eated (c) ate (d) will eat
31. 31.___ we watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
32. 32.We ___ a message in 2023. (a) sent (b) will send (c) sended (d) send
33. 33.She did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) carried
34. 34.They ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catch (b) catched (c) will catch (d) caught
35. 35.My brother did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) help (b) helped (c) helps (d) helping
36. 36.You did not ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants
37. 37.Pooja did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) built
38. 38.___ you swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
39. 39.My sister ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) will carry (b) has carried (c) carried (d) carries
40. 40.They did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carried (d) carry

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