Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 666 · 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.He ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writes (b) wrote (c) writed (d) will write
2. 2.___ we speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
3. 3.I did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watching (b) watched (c) watches (d) watch
4. 4.Dev ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rided (b) will ride (c) rides (d) rode
5. 5.___ you bake a cake two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
6. 6.She ___ the match last Sunday. (a) will win (b) won (c) wins (d) winned
7. 7.Rohan ___ vegetables last week. (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buys (d) will buy
8. 8.She ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dances (b) has danced (c) danced (d) will dance
9. 9.You ___ for the team last week. (a) have clapped (b) clapped (c) will clap (d) clap
10. 10.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
11. 11.Myra ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writes (b) wrote (c) writed (d) will write
12. 12.We did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climbed (d) climb
13. 13.___ they help Grandma last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
14. 14.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyed (c) flown (d) flew
15. 15.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) taked (d) took
16. 16.Meera did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brings (b) brought (c) bringing (d) bring
17. 17.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writed (c) written (d) writing
18. 18.___ my sister help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
19. 19.You did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) watched (c) watching (d) watches
20. 20.I ___ a tree last week. (a) plant (b) have planted (c) planted (d) will plant
21. 21.The students ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) will eat (b) eat (c) eated (d) ate
22. 22.The children ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wore (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wear
23. 23.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
24. 24.___ he go to school yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
25. 25.You ___ a picture last week. (a) will draw (b) drew (c) draw (d) drawed
26. 26.My brother ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) will ride (b) rode (c) rided (d) rides
27. 27.Karan ___ the train in 2023. (a) takes (b) will take (c) taked (d) took
28. 28.My friends ___ a message two days ago. (a) sent (b) sended (c) will send (d) send
29. 29.___ my sister drink milk yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
30. 30.He did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draws (b) drew (c) drawing (d) draw
31. 31.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drunk
32. 32.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eated (c) ate (d) eating
33. 33.___ they climb a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
34. 34.My brother ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throws (b) throwed (c) threw (d) will throw
35. 35.My brother did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carry (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carries
36. 36.Aarav ___ the room last week. (a) has cleaned (b) cleans (c) will clean (d) cleaned
37. 37.___ I eat a mango two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
38. 38.Isha ___ the train in 2023. (a) taked (b) took (c) takes (d) will take
39. 39.___ my brother study science yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
40. 40.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) spoken

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