Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 697 · 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.She ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will jog (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) has jogged
2. 2.We did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feed (d) feeding
3. 3.___ they win the match last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
4. 4.___ I study science in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
5. 5.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
6. 6.Arjun ___ tea in 2023. (a) maked (b) will make (c) makes (d) made
7. 7.Aisha ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) will climb (d) has climbed
8. 8.___ I catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
9. 9.Aarav did not ___ science two days ago. (a) study (b) studied (c) studying (d) studies
10. 10.I ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watch (b) will watch (c) have watched (d) watched
11. 11.___ Saanvi win the match last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
12. 12.We ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) will swim (b) swimmed (c) swim (d) swam
13. 13.He ___ milk in 2023. (a) drank (b) drinked (c) will drink (d) drinks
14. 14.I did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaking (d) speaks
15. 15.They did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drink (d) drinks
16. 16.They ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) will play (c) play (d) have played
17. 17.My cousins did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) climbing
18. 18.The children ___ science last week. (a) will study (b) have studied (c) studied (d) study
19. 19.My brother did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drank
20. 20.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) took (c) taking (d) taken
21. 21.I ___ the train yesterday. (a) will take (b) take (c) taked (d) took
22. 22.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) writed (c) wrote (d) written
23. 23.___ he write a letter last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
24. 24.She ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) will speak (b) spoke (c) speaks (d) speaked
25. 25.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) throwing (c) thrown (d) throwed
26. 26.You ___ science last Sunday. (a) have studied (b) study (c) will study (d) studied
27. 27.Dev did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jog
28. 28.I ___ for the team yesterday. (a) will clap (b) clapped (c) have clapped (d) clap
29. 29.I did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) fly (b) flew (c) flying (d) flies
30. 30.He ___ the room in 2023. (a) has cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleans (d) cleaned
31. 31.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
32. 32.Aisha ___ a song two days ago. (a) sings (b) sang (c) has sung (d) will sing
33. 33.You ___ the room last Sunday. (a) will clean (b) cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) clean
34. 34.___ they watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
35. 35.___ Ishaan clap for the team in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
36. 36.Riya ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) spoke (b) speaks (c) speaked (d) will speak
37. 37.___ Rahul drink milk yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
38. 38.You did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plants (b) planting (c) planted (d) plant
39. 39.___ I plant a tree in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
40. 40.Yash did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washing (b) washed (c) wash (d) washes

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