Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 655 · 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 ___ for the team yesterday. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapping (d) clapped
2. 2.He ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) plays (c) will play (d) has played
3. 3.My cousins ___ cricket last week. (a) will play (b) have played (c) play (d) played
4. 4.___ you watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
5. 5.My brother did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooked (d) cooking
6. 6.I ___ in the park two days ago. (a) run (b) ran (c) will run (d) runned
7. 7.I ___ tea last Sunday. (a) make (b) will make (c) maked (d) made
8. 8.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swimmed
9. 9.___ Aditya wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
10. 10.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
11. 11.Omkar ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swims (d) swam
12. 12.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drunk (d) drank
13. 13.She ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) has watched (b) watches (c) will watch (d) watched
14. 14.___ you play cricket two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
15. 15.Ananya did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
16. 16.She ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helps (b) will help (c) has helped (d) helped
17. 17.___ I wear a cap yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
18. 18.She did not ___ a cake last week. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
19. 19.___ he wash the dishes last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
20. 20.___ Nisha jog in the park last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
21. 21.Zoya ___ a cake yesterday. (a) will bake (b) baked (c) has baked (d) bakes
22. 22.My sister did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brings (d) brought
23. 23.___ they run in the park last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
24. 24.___ they win the match last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
25. 25.___ my parents buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
26. 26.Isha ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runs (b) will run (c) ran (d) runned
27. 27.She did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studies (b) studying (c) studied (d) study
28. 28.They ___ tea yesterday. (a) will make (b) maked (c) make (d) made
29. 29.___ my parents fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
30. 30.___ you dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
31. 31.___ they sing a song yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
32. 32.You ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bake (b) have baked (c) baked (d) will bake
33. 33.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flying (c) flyed (d) flew
34. 34.I ___ a letter in 2023. (a) will write (b) wrote (c) write (d) writed
35. 35.We ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeded (b) will feed (c) fed (d) feed
36. 36.They ___ a song two days ago. (a) have sung (b) will sing (c) sang (d) sing
37. 37.___ my sister drink milk last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
38. 38.My sister ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) bought (b) buys (c) will buy (d) buyed
39. 39.Priya ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flyed (b) flies (c) will fly (d) flew
40. 40.We did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rides (d) rode

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