Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 74 · 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.___ they watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
2. 2.Manav did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studied (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
3. 3.___ we go to school two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
4. 4.We did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writing (b) write (c) writes (d) wrote
5. 5.She did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) built (b) builds (c) build (d) building
6. 6.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) runned (c) run (d) ran
7. 7.I ___ in the park in 2023. (a) ran (b) runned (c) run (d) will run
8. 8.___ you plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
9. 9.You did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bake (b) baked (c) baking (d) bakes
10. 10.___ I tell a story two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
11. 11.She did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) going (b) goes (c) went (d) go
12. 12.Ira ___ to school last Sunday. (a) went (b) goes (c) goed (d) will go
13. 13.We ___ the bag in 2023. (a) will carry (b) carry (c) carried (d) have carried
14. 14.My parents ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) will watch (c) watch (d) have watched
15. 15.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
16. 16.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) speaking (c) spoken (d) spoke
17. 17.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flew (c) flying (d) flown
18. 18.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
19. 19.You did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jog
20. 20.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
21. 21.___ my cousins jog in the park in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
22. 22.___ she build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
23. 23.___ Aditya clean the room in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
24. 24.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) goed (c) going (d) went
25. 25.She did not ___ the ball last week. (a) throws (b) throw (c) threw (d) throwing
26. 26.We ___ a message two days ago. (a) sent (b) send (c) sended (d) will send
27. 27.___ I climb a tree last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
28. 28.We ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) have planted (d) plant
29. 29.Vivaan did not ___ science last week. (a) studying (b) study (c) studied (d) studies
30. 30.He did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) taking (b) took (c) takes (d) take
31. 31.___ Saanvi bring lunch last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
32. 32.___ you go to school yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
33. 33.He did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watching (b) watched (c) watch (d) watches
34. 34.We did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
35. 35.___ he cook rice yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
36. 36.___ they draw a picture yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
37. 37.I ___ rice last Sunday. (a) will cook (b) have cooked (c) cook (d) cooked
38. 38.Ananya ___ the train yesterday. (a) takes (b) taked (c) will take (d) took
39. 39.They ___ a story last Sunday. (a) told (b) will tell (c) tell (d) telled
40. 40.Ishaan did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink

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