Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 715 · 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.I ___ the ball yesterday. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catched (d) will catch
2. 2.Ira did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapped
3. 3.He ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drew (b) draws (c) will draw (d) drawed
4. 4.___ she bake a cake last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
5. 5.___ my sister go to school last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
6. 6.They did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) tells (b) tell (c) telling (d) told
7. 7.___ I play cricket last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
8. 8.I did not ___ the train last week. (a) took (b) takes (c) taking (d) take
9. 9.Isha did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing (d) played
10. 10.___ we swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
11. 11.They ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) will run (b) ran (c) run (d) runned
12. 12.I did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) goes (b) went (c) go (d) going
13. 13.___ you help Grandma last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
14. 14.I did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) ran (b) runs (c) run (d) running
15. 15.Pooja ___ on the stage last week. (a) will dance (b) has danced (c) dances (d) danced
16. 16.___ my brother study science last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
17. 17.I ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bringed (b) bring (c) will bring (d) brought
18. 18.He did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) ride (b) rode (c) riding (d) rides
19. 19.___ Rohan ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
20. 20.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
21. 21.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
22. 22.___ my friends wear a cap two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
23. 23.He did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) speak
24. 24.You ___ the dog two days ago. (a) will feed (b) feed (c) fed (d) feeded
25. 25.You ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) will speak (b) speak (c) spoke (d) speaked
26. 26.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
27. 27.Farhan did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speak (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) spoke
28. 28.You did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking (d) spoke
29. 29.___ he wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
30. 30.Vivaan ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planted (b) plants (c) has planted (d) will plant
31. 31.___ Priya clean the room in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
32. 32.___ you ride a bicycle last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.My friends ___ cricket last week. (a) will play (b) play (c) have played (d) played
34. 34.My parents ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speak (b) speaked (c) will speak (d) spoke
35. 35.___ they plant a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
36. 36.___ my friends win the match yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
37. 37.She ___ science yesterday. (a) has studied (b) will study (c) studied (d) studies
38. 38.He did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eat (d) eating
39. 39.He ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) will wear (b) wears (c) weared (d) wore
40. 40.___ they run in the park last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do

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