Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 737 · 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.He ___ the room last Sunday. (a) has cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleans (d) cleaned
2. 2.He ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brings (b) bringed (c) will bring (d) brought
3. 3.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) thrown (c) throwed (d) throwing
4. 4.We ___ a message in 2023. (a) will send (b) sent (c) send (d) sended
5. 5.Kavya ___ a cap two days ago. (a) weared (b) wore (c) will wear (d) wears
6. 6.I did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buy (b) buying (c) bought (d) buys
7. 7.___ Riya speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
8. 8.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) run (c) ran (d) runned
9. 9.___ you eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
10. 10.My sister ___ a picture yesterday. (a) draws (b) drawed (c) will draw (d) drew
11. 11.She ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flyed (b) will fly (c) flew (d) flies
12. 12.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
13. 13.___ Aarav carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
14. 14.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyed (c) flew (d) flown
15. 15.My cousins ___ the dog in 2023. (a) fed (b) feeded (c) will feed (d) feed
16. 16.I did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) made (b) making (c) makes (d) make
17. 17.She ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) has played (b) will play (c) played (d) plays
18. 18.___ Kunal climb a tree yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
19. 19.She ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) has carried (b) carries (c) will carry (d) carried
20. 20.She did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) making (b) made (c) makes (d) make
21. 21.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swam
22. 22.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
23. 23.Kabir did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) told (b) tell (c) telling (d) tells
24. 24.___ the children cook rice last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
25. 25.I ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) write (b) will write (c) wrote (d) writed
26. 26.She did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sent (b) sending (c) sends (d) send
27. 27.___ Aditya make tea in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
28. 28.___ we watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
29. 29.We did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speak (d) speaks
30. 30.___ my brother bake a cake in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
31. 31.Omkar did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speak
32. 32.Riya did not ___ a cap last week. (a) wears (b) wore (c) wear (d) wearing
33. 33.___ we watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
34. 34.The children ___ the bag last week. (a) will carry (b) have carried (c) carried (d) carry
35. 35.They did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinks (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drink
36. 36.___ I build a sandcastle last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
37. 37.They ___ a story last week. (a) will tell (b) told (c) telled (d) tell
38. 38.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
39. 39.___ my sister jog in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
40. 40.___ he build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was

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