Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 775 · 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.___ Priya climb a tree in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
2. 2.They ___ a letter last week. (a) writed (b) wrote (c) will write (d) write
3. 3.___ my brother go to school yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
4. 4.I ___ a story last Sunday. (a) telled (b) will tell (c) tell (d) told
5. 5.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
6. 6.You ___ science yesterday. (a) will study (b) have studied (c) studied (d) study
7. 7.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drunk (d) drank
8. 8.___ you watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
9. 9.They ___ rice last week. (a) cook (b) have cooked (c) will cook (d) cooked
10. 10.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wearing (c) worn (d) wore
11. 11.___ he clean the room last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
12. 12.I did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dance
13. 13.___ she clean the room in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
14. 14.My cousins did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) send (b) sending (c) sent (d) sends
15. 15.They ___ the room yesterday. (a) have cleaned (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) will clean
16. 16.The children ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draw (b) drawed (c) will draw (d) drew
17. 17.I did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapped (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clap
18. 18.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
19. 19.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
20. 20.___ Vivaan bake a cake yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.My sister did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cooked
22. 22.I ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) built (b) builded (c) will build (d) build
23. 23.We did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draws (b) drew (c) draw (d) drawing
24. 24.Vivaan did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swam (b) swim (c) swimming (d) swims
25. 25.___ she help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
26. 26.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eating (c) eaten (d) eated
27. 27.___ he throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
28. 28.___ we go to school yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
29. 29.___ Omkar climb a tree two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
30. 30.___ Vivaan send a message last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
31. 31.___ Rohan climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
32. 32.Ira did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baking (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baked
33. 33.Isha did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jogged
34. 34.I did not ___ tea last week. (a) made (b) making (c) makes (d) make
35. 35.He did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) carried
36. 36.I ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swim
37. 37.Arjun did not ___ the ball last week. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) caught
38. 38.They did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catch (d) catching
39. 39.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) rode (d) riding
40. 40.My sister did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swam (b) swim (c) swims (d) swimming

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