Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 759 · 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.___ my parents watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
2. 2.___ I help Grandma last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
3. 3.___ I send a message last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
4. 4.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) took (d) taked
5. 5.We ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) will ride (b) ride (c) rided (d) rode
6. 6.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
7. 7.Manav did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sending (b) sent (c) send (d) sends
8. 8.___ my parents speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
9. 9.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
10. 10.Aditya did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sending (b) sends (c) sent (d) send
11. 11.You ___ a letter in 2023. (a) wrote (b) write (c) writed (d) will write
12. 12.___ Saanvi clean the room last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
13. 13.___ she clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
14. 14.___ she help Grandma in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
15. 15.___ he carry the bag in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
16. 16.They ___ a cap last week. (a) wear (b) will wear (c) weared (d) wore
17. 17.They ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) will cook (d) have cooked
18. 18.Isha did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) climbing (d) climb
19. 19.___ the students draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
20. 20.She ___ rice yesterday. (a) will cook (b) cooks (c) cooked (d) has cooked
21. 21.___ you wear a cap last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
22. 22.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
23. 23.My sister did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) baked (d) bake
24. 24.They did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) fed (d) feeding
25. 25.___ I watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
26. 26.Aarav did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) run (b) runs (c) running (d) ran
27. 27.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
28. 28.You did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) ate (b) eating (c) eats (d) eat
29. 29.The children ___ science last Sunday. (a) have studied (b) studied (c) will study (d) study
30. 30.I ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) have played (c) will play (d) play
31. 31.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writing (d) writed
32. 32.He did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feed (d) feeding
33. 33.He ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) has carried (c) will carry (d) carries
34. 34.___ we make tea in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
35. 35.The students ___ to school two days ago. (a) go (b) goed (c) will go (d) went
36. 36.Zoya did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eating (b) ate (c) eat (d) eats
37. 37.I ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) will watch (b) watch (c) watched (d) have watched
38. 38.I ___ a story last week. (a) tell (b) will tell (c) telled (d) told
39. 39.My parents ___ in the park last week. (a) have jogged (b) will jog (c) jog (d) jogged
40. 40.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) ate (c) eating (d) eated

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