Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 696 · 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 “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
2. 2.He did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study (d) studied
3. 3.___ we bake a cake yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
4. 4.He ___ tea two days ago. (a) makes (b) will make (c) maked (d) made
5. 5.He ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bakes (b) baked (c) will bake (d) has baked
6. 6.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taken (c) took (d) taking
7. 7.___ my sister wear a cap last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
8. 8.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
9. 9.We did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flew (b) flying (c) fly (d) flies
10. 10.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) throwing (c) throwed (d) thrown
11. 11.You ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draw (b) will draw (c) drawed (d) drew
12. 12.___ Priya speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
13. 13.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speaking
14. 14.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eating (c) eated (d) eaten
15. 15.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
16. 16.___ my parents sing a song two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
17. 17.My sister did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) clean (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) cleaning
18. 18.We ___ cricket yesterday. (a) play (b) will play (c) have played (d) played
19. 19.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) rided (c) riding (d) rode
20. 20.Diya ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) claps (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) has clapped
21. 21.___ he bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
22. 22.She did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washed (b) wash (c) washes (d) washing
23. 23.Arjun did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) made (b) makes (c) making (d) make
24. 24.He did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) going (b) goes (c) go (d) went
25. 25.Priya ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will climb (b) climbed (c) climbs (d) has climbed
26. 26.Aarav did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) watched (c) watching (d) watches
27. 27.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) run (c) ran (d) runned
28. 28.___ Myra wear a cap yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
29. 29.___ you win the match last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
30. 30.My cousins did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) clapped (d) claps
31. 31.We ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) watched (c) have watched (d) will watch
32. 32.Priya ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baked (b) will bake (c) has baked (d) bakes
33. 33.We did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) built (b) builds (c) build (d) building
34. 34.___ we speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
35. 35.___ I cook rice two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
36. 36.She ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bringed (b) brought (c) brings (d) will bring
37. 37.___ the children bake a cake yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
38. 38.Aisha did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baking (b) baked (c) bake (d) bakes
39. 39.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
40. 40.My sister did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jog (d) jogging

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