Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 675 · 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 “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eating (c) eated (d) ate
2. 2.___ he go to school two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
3. 3.___ I build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
4. 4.___ she run in the park in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
5. 5.I ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) will plant (c) have planted (d) plant
6. 6.She ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaked (b) spoke (c) speaks (d) will speak
7. 7.You did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) cooks (d) cooking
8. 8.We did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) threw
9. 9.___ she wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
10. 10.We did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) winning (c) win (d) wins
11. 11.My sister ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) will cook (c) cooked (d) has cooked
12. 12.I did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) fed
13. 13.They ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaked (d) will speak
14. 14.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
15. 15.Manav did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helps (b) helping (c) helped (d) help
16. 16.They ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) carry (c) have carried (d) will carry
17. 17.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) written (d) writing
18. 18.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
19. 19.___ you run in the park last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
20. 20.___ you study science in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.___ he go to school yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
22. 22.He ___ a cartoon last week. (a) has watched (b) watched (c) will watch (d) watches
23. 23.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swum (d) swimmed
24. 24.___ Kabir take the train last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
25. 25.___ Kabir write a letter in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
26. 26.___ she win the match last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
27. 27.___ they drink milk in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
28. 28.Omkar ___ a cake yesterday. (a) will bake (b) has baked (c) baked (d) bakes
29. 29.She ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) will clean
30. 30.My parents ___ the room in 2023. (a) clean (b) will clean (c) have cleaned (d) cleaned
31. 31.I did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) go (b) going (c) went (d) goes
32. 32.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) runned (c) run (d) running
33. 33.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
34. 34.___ she jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
35. 35.We ___ the ball in 2023. (a) caught (b) will catch (c) catch (d) catched
36. 36.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoken (c) spoke (d) speaked
37. 37.My sister did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) ride (b) rides (c) rode (d) riding
38. 38.___ they make tea yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
39. 39.My brother ___ the bag yesterday. (a) has carried (b) will carry (c) carried (d) carries
40. 40.You did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) studying (c) studied (d) study

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