Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 756 · 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 “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) wrote (d) written
2. 2.Farhan ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) has climbed (d) will climb
3. 3.You ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeded (b) will feed (c) fed (d) feed
4. 4.___ Vivaan speak Hindi last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
5. 5.___ you take the train two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
6. 6.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
7. 7.They ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speak (b) will speak (c) speaked (d) spoke
8. 8.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swam
9. 9.I ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringed (b) will bring (c) bring (d) brought
10. 10.Vivaan did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wear (b) wore (c) wears (d) wearing
11. 11.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
12. 12.I did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helped (b) helping (c) help (d) helps
13. 13.He did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogged (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
14. 14.___ you bring lunch in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
15. 15.I ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) will build (b) builded (c) build (d) built
16. 16.My brother ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleans (b) has cleaned (c) will clean (d) cleaned
17. 17.___ I eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
18. 18.You did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carried (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
19. 19.___ the children wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
20. 20.You did not ___ science last week. (a) studied (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
21. 21.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
22. 22.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) run (d) ran
23. 23.Yash did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) play (c) playing (d) plays
24. 24.My brother ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will catch (b) catches (c) catched (d) caught
25. 25.We did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) played
26. 26.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drunk (d) drinking
27. 27.I ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) will watch (b) watch (c) have watched (d) watched
28. 28.___ we run in the park last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
29. 29.Dev did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogged (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
30. 30.My parents ___ a picture last week. (a) drawed (b) draw (c) will draw (d) drew
31. 31.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) speaking
32. 32.She did not ___ science last week. (a) studying (b) studied (c) study (d) studies
33. 33.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) ate (d) eating
34. 34.The children ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swam (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swim
35. 35.___ they make tea yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
36. 36.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
37. 37.My brother did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flew (b) flies (c) fly (d) flying
38. 38.___ my sister clean the room yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
39. 39.Ira ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swims (b) swam (c) will swim (d) swimmed
40. 40.My brother did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) sing (b) sings (c) singing (d) sang

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