Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 761 · 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.She did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) send (b) sent (c) sending (d) sends
2. 2.Ishaan ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baked (b) will bake (c) has baked (d) bakes
3. 3.I ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) built (b) will build (c) build (d) builded
4. 4.He ___ tea last Sunday. (a) will make (b) made (c) makes (d) maked
5. 5.___ she win the match in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
6. 6.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
7. 7.___ she carry the bag last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
8. 8.We did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watched (b) watch (c) watching (d) watches
9. 9.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
10. 10.He ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helps (b) will help (c) helped (d) has helped
11. 11.They did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) wins (b) won (c) winning (d) win
12. 12.He did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogged (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
13. 13.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) ate (c) eated (d) eating
14. 14.You did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
15. 15.You ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) ride (b) rided (c) will ride (d) rode
16. 16.You ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) will eat (b) eat (c) eated (d) ate
17. 17.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
18. 18.Kunal did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carry
19. 19.___ my brother dance on the stage last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
20. 20.___ my brother build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
21. 21.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) spoken (c) speaked (d) speaking
22. 22.I ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) will watch (b) watch (c) watched (d) have watched
23. 23.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
24. 24.My brother did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) plants (c) planting (d) plant
25. 25.She ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) will dance (b) has danced (c) dances (d) danced
26. 26.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) running (d) ran
27. 27.They did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flew (b) flies (c) flying (d) fly
28. 28.They ___ the match yesterday. (a) will win (b) winned (c) win (d) won
29. 29.We ___ a cake last week. (a) baked (b) bake (c) will bake (d) have baked
30. 30.My brother did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washing (b) washes (c) washed (d) wash
31. 31.___ you write a letter in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
32. 32.Tara did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carry (d) carries
33. 33.My brother ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbed (b) will climb (c) climbs (d) has climbed
34. 34.She ___ milk last week. (a) drinks (b) drinked (c) drank (d) will drink
35. 35.___ they send a message yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.___ they bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
37. 37.They ___ a message yesterday. (a) will send (b) sended (c) sent (d) send
38. 38.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinking (c) drinked (d) drank
39. 39.___ Farhan study science yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
40. 40.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) ridden (c) rided (d) rode

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