Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 693 · 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.Yash ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinks (b) drank (c) drinked (d) will drink
2. 2.___ Ira throw the ball last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
3. 3.Kabir did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sang (d) sings
4. 4.___ we jog in the park two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
5. 5.You ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) build (b) built (c) will build (d) builded
6. 6.Aarav did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drew (b) draw (c) drawing (d) draws
7. 7.Dev ___ Grandma last week. (a) helps (b) helped (c) has helped (d) will help
8. 8.You did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogged
9. 9.You ___ the bag in 2023. (a) have carried (b) carry (c) will carry (d) carried
10. 10.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
11. 11.Diya ___ the ball last week. (a) catched (b) caught (c) catches (d) will catch
12. 12.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speaked (c) spoken (d) spoke
13. 13.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
14. 14.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
15. 15.They did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaning (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) clean
16. 16.___ he throw the ball last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
17. 17.Myra did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) speak (d) spoke
18. 18.Farhan ___ a message last week. (a) sends (b) sent (c) sended (d) will send
19. 19.Nisha did not ___ a cake last week. (a) baking (b) baked (c) bakes (d) bake
20. 20.___ I build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
21. 21.___ we wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
22. 22.___ you send a message two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
23. 23.My cousins did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clap (b) clapped (c) claps (d) clapping
24. 24.He did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drew (b) drawing (c) draw (d) draws
25. 25.___ we sing a song last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
26. 26.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimming (c) swimmed (d) swam
27. 27.___ Rohan buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
28. 28.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
29. 29.Kabir did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baked
30. 30.I did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) brought
31. 31.I did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washed (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
32. 32.___ I help Grandma last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
33. 33.Zoya did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carry (d) carrying
34. 34.My brother did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drink (d) drinks
35. 35.___ Riya dance on the stage last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
36. 36.___ he study science last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
37. 37.You ___ for the team last week. (a) have clapped (b) clap (c) clapped (d) will clap
38. 38.___ Ishaan take the train yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.Aditya did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flying (d) flies
40. 40.___ my sister dance on the stage two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did

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