Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 784 · 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.___ I run in the park yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
2. 2.My cousins ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sing (b) sang (c) will sing (d) have sung
3. 3.___ she clean the room in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
4. 4.___ I cook rice last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
5. 5.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writing (d) writed
6. 6.She did not ___ science last week. (a) studying (b) study (c) studies (d) studied
7. 7.___ she catch the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
8. 8.Omkar did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) making (b) made (c) makes (d) make
9. 9.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawed (c) drew (d) drawn
10. 10.He did not ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clapped (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapping
11. 11.You ___ a message last week. (a) will send (b) sent (c) sended (d) send
12. 12.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) weared (c) wearing (d) wore
13. 13.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swam (d) swimming
14. 14.Omkar did not ___ science yesterday. (a) study (b) studying (c) studied (d) studies
15. 15.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
16. 16.They ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) play (c) have played (d) will play
17. 17.___ you clap for the team yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
18. 18.___ we clap for the team yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
19. 19.___ my brother throw the ball last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
20. 20.Rohan did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cook (d) cooking
21. 21.He did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bake (b) baking (c) baked (d) bakes
22. 22.You did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sends (b) sent (c) sending (d) send
23. 23.I did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throw
24. 24.___ my brother catch the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
25. 25.___ they cook rice last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
26. 26.You ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) have clapped (b) clap (c) will clap (d) clapped
27. 27.___ we throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
28. 28.___ Saanvi make tea last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
29. 29.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
30. 30.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) going (d) went
31. 31.We did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringing (b) brought (c) brings (d) bring
32. 32.He ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wore (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wears
33. 33.___ Saanvi run in the park yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
34. 34.___ my friends go to school two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
35. 35.You ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) will run (b) run (c) ran (d) runned
36. 36.___ he draw a picture yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
37. 37.I did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) took (b) take (c) taking (d) takes
38. 38.I ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throwed (b) threw (c) will throw (d) throw
39. 39.Saanvi ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) built (b) will build (c) builds (d) builded
40. 40.The children ___ to school last Sunday. (a) went (b) goed (c) will go (d) go

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