Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 682 · 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 “run”? (a) running (b) runned (c) run (d) ran
2. 2.You ___ rice in 2023. (a) cook (b) have cooked (c) cooked (d) will cook
3. 3.Riya ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writes (b) will write (c) wrote (d) writed
4. 4.___ I dance on the stage last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
5. 5.___ they win the match yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
6. 6.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drunk (d) drinked
7. 7.Priya ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catches (b) will catch (c) caught (d) catched
8. 8.___ we bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
9. 9.She ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writed (b) will write (c) writes (d) wrote
10. 10.She did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baking
11. 11.My brother did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) make (c) making (d) makes
12. 12.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swam
13. 13.You ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jog (b) will jog (c) have jogged (d) jogged
14. 14.They ___ the match in 2023. (a) will win (b) win (c) won (d) winned
15. 15.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flying (c) flyed (d) flew
16. 16.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
17. 17.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drew (c) drawing (d) drawn
18. 18.My brother did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flew (b) flies (c) fly (d) flying
19. 19.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
20. 20.The children ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drawed (b) will draw (c) draw (d) drew
21. 21.My brother ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drew (b) will draw (c) draws (d) drawed
22. 22.Kunal did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw
23. 23.You ___ the dog last week. (a) feeded (b) feed (c) will feed (d) fed
24. 24.___ my cousins cook rice yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
25. 25.Yash ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) will wash (b) washed (c) washes (d) has washed
26. 26.___ they drink milk last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.We ___ a message in 2023. (a) sended (b) will send (c) send (d) sent
28. 28.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writing (c) wrote (d) writed
29. 29.___ my brother write a letter last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
31. 31.She ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) will clap (b) clapped (c) has clapped (d) claps
32. 32.___ she write a letter two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
33. 33.I ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) will watch (b) watched (c) have watched (d) watch
34. 34.You ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helped (b) help (c) have helped (d) will help
35. 35.___ Manav climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
36. 36.___ they clean the room last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
37. 37.___ Priya feed the dog in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
38. 38.She did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) study (b) studies (c) studied (d) studying
39. 39.I ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) wash (c) have washed (d) will wash
40. 40.The students ___ the ball two days ago. (a) threw (b) throw (c) throwed (d) will throw

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