Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 671 · 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 ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feed (b) will feed (c) feeded (d) fed
2. 2.___ we wash the dishes last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
3. 3.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
4. 4.___ I climb a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
5. 5.My friends did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dances (d) dance
6. 6.My parents ___ a bicycle last week. (a) will ride (b) rode (c) ride (d) rided
7. 7.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
8. 8.___ Kunal clap for the team yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
9. 9.___ Yash send a message in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
10. 10.He ___ the dog two days ago. (a) will feed (b) feeded (c) fed (d) feeds
11. 11.We did not ___ milk last week. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drinks
12. 12.We did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watched (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
13. 13.They did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) making (b) made (c) makes (d) make
14. 14.He did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) caught
15. 15.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) ate (c) eating (d) eated
16. 16.We ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will plant (b) have planted (c) planted (d) plant
17. 17.Ananya did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watched
18. 18.___ she take the train last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
19. 19.She did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) study (c) studied (d) studying
20. 20.___ I speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.___ we dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
22. 22.___ the students throw the ball last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
23. 23.We ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throw (b) throwed (c) threw (d) will throw
24. 24.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swum (d) swimmed
25. 25.Aarav ___ a tree last week. (a) has climbed (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) will climb
26. 26.They ___ vegetables last week. (a) buy (b) will buy (c) bought (d) buyed
27. 27.They did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swam
28. 28.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drank
29. 29.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wearing (c) wore (d) worn
30. 30.She ___ the dishes last week. (a) will wash (b) washes (c) washed (d) has washed
31. 31.___ you win the match two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
32. 32.Pooja ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watches (b) watched (c) will watch (d) has watched
33. 33.He did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clap (b) clapped (c) claps (d) clapping
34. 34.She did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) sings (b) sang (c) sing (d) singing
35. 35.___ Ira watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
36. 36.He ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rides (b) rided (c) rode (d) will ride
37. 37.We ___ a kite yesterday. (a) will fly (b) fly (c) flew (d) flyed
38. 38.My cousins did not ___ for the team last week. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clapped (d) clap
39. 39.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
40. 40.He did not ___ in the park last week. (a) run (b) running (c) runs (d) ran

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