Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 718 · 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.We ___ to school in 2023. (a) go (b) went (c) goed (d) will go
2. 2.We ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catched (b) catch (c) caught (d) will catch
3. 3.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
4. 4.Riya ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flies (b) flyed (c) will fly (d) flew
5. 5.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) written (d) writing
6. 6.My cousins did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wore (b) wears (c) wear (d) wearing
7. 7.___ he swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
8. 8.Rohan did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planted (d) planting
9. 9.We did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cooked
10. 10.She ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeds (b) feeded (c) will feed (d) fed
11. 11.He ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinks (b) drinked (c) will drink (d) drank
12. 12.We did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helped (b) help (c) helping (d) helps
13. 13.I ___ a story last Sunday. (a) telled (b) told (c) tell (d) will tell
14. 14.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) running (c) run (d) runned
15. 15.___ I throw the ball yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
16. 16.___ he eat a mango last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
17. 17.He ___ in the park last week. (a) has jogged (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) will jog
18. 18.My sister did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooked (d) cooking
19. 19.___ my sister wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
20. 20.Diya ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swims (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swimmed
21. 21.You did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helped (b) helping (c) help (d) helps
22. 22.I ___ a mango yesterday. (a) will eat (b) eated (c) eat (d) ate
23. 23.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
24. 24.___ Karan wear a cap in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
25. 25.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swum
26. 26.We ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sing (b) have sung (c) sang (d) will sing
27. 27.I did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) fed (d) feeds
28. 28.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
29. 29.My brother ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buys (b) buyed (c) will buy (d) bought
30. 30.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
31. 31.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) weared (c) wearing (d) wore
32. 32.___ Manav study science last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
33. 33.___ she build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
34. 34.Zoya ___ the dog in 2023. (a) will feed (b) feeds (c) fed (d) feeded
35. 35.I ___ a song yesterday. (a) will sing (b) have sung (c) sing (d) sang
36. 36.My friends ___ the bag last week. (a) will carry (b) carry (c) carried (d) have carried
37. 37.They ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climb (b) climbed (c) have climbed (d) will climb
38. 38.My cousins ___ tea in 2023. (a) made (b) will make (c) make (d) maked
39. 39.Ira did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) washed
40. 40.I did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) tells (b) tell (c) telling (d) told

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