Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 673 · 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.___ they bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
2. 2.___ I speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
3. 3.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
4. 4.___ they wash the dishes last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
5. 5.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
6. 6.___ I catch the ball in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
7. 7.___ Myra run in the park last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
8. 8.Zoya ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will run (b) ran (c) runned (d) runs
9. 9.___ you study science in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
10. 10.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
11. 11.___ they swim in the pool last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
12. 12.I did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buy (d) buying
13. 13.Diya ___ the ball last week. (a) throws (b) throwed (c) threw (d) will throw
14. 14.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
15. 15.My sister ___ a message last week. (a) sended (b) will send (c) sends (d) sent
16. 16.Zoya did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbed
17. 17.___ my friends throw the ball in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
18. 18.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swum (d) swimming
19. 19.My brother ___ a letter last week. (a) will write (b) writes (c) writed (d) wrote
20. 20.My sister ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) has helped (b) will help (c) helps (d) helped
21. 21.I ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) ride (b) rided (c) rode (d) will ride
22. 22.They did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feed (d) feeding
23. 23.He did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dancing (b) dance (c) danced (d) dances
24. 24.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eating (c) eated (d) ate
25. 25.___ my parents clean the room in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
26. 26.Priya ___ rice yesterday. (a) has cooked (b) cooked (c) will cook (d) cooks
27. 27.___ he swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
28. 28.I ___ a cake two days ago. (a) bake (b) baked (c) will bake (d) have baked
29. 29.They ___ a story two days ago. (a) told (b) will tell (c) telled (d) tell
30. 30.Priya ___ a picture last week. (a) drawed (b) will draw (c) draws (d) drew
31. 31.He ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catches (b) catched (c) will catch (d) caught
32. 32.Saanvi did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) jogging
33. 33.I did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draws (b) drew (c) drawing (d) draw
34. 34.___ we throw the ball in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
35. 35.I did not ___ a message last week. (a) sends (b) sent (c) send (d) sending
36. 36.They ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rided (b) will ride (c) rode (d) ride
37. 37.We did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wore
38. 38.I ___ tea yesterday. (a) maked (b) made (c) make (d) will make
39. 39.You ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) built (b) builded (c) build (d) will build
40. 40.She ___ the room yesterday. (a) has cleaned (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) will clean

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