Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 702 · 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 “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) speaked
2. 2.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) ran (c) run (d) running
3. 3.Yash did not ___ science last week. (a) study (b) studies (c) studying (d) studied
4. 4.___ my cousins wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
5. 5.___ I make tea last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
6. 6.___ the students carry the bag last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
7. 7.He ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) writed (c) writes (d) will write
8. 8.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wearing (c) wore (d) worn
9. 9.My brother did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) threw (b) throw (c) throwing (d) throws
10. 10.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writing (c) written (d) writed
11. 11.___ Isha wear a cap in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
12. 12.___ I draw a picture in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
13. 13.My brother did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carries (d) carry
14. 14.We ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dance (b) danced (c) have danced (d) will dance
15. 15.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
16. 16.She ___ a message last week. (a) will send (b) sent (c) sends (d) sended
17. 17.___ she play cricket two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
18. 18.They did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buying (b) buy (c) buys (d) bought
19. 19.He did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) fed
20. 20.___ Sneha ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
21. 21.You ___ a cake last week. (a) baked (b) have baked (c) will bake (d) bake
22. 22.You ___ a song last Sunday. (a) will sing (b) sing (c) sang (d) have sung
23. 23.The students did not ___ milk last week. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drinking
24. 24.We did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) buying (b) buy (c) bought (d) buys
25. 25.They did not ___ science last week. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) studied
26. 26.She ___ Hindi last week. (a) will speak (b) speaks (c) speaked (d) spoke
27. 27.Kabir did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) make (b) made (c) making (d) makes
28. 28.She did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carry
29. 29.___ she go to school last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
30. 30.They ___ the ball yesterday. (a) will catch (b) caught (c) catched (d) catch
31. 31.I ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eated (b) will eat (c) ate (d) eat
32. 32.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
33. 33.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwing
34. 34.Isha ___ the ball last week. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throwed (d) will throw
35. 35.___ I clap for the team last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
36. 36.They ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dance (b) danced (c) will dance (d) have danced
37. 37.Nisha ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dances (b) danced (c) will dance (d) has danced
38. 38.I did not ___ a picture last week. (a) drew (b) draw (c) draws (d) drawing
39. 39.I did not ___ in the park last week. (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runs
40. 40.___ my sister bake a cake two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do

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