Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 797 · 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.Omkar did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
2. 2.You ___ to school last week. (a) go (b) goed (c) will go (d) went
3. 3.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
4. 4.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throwed (d) thrown
5. 5.___ I ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
6. 6.I ___ the room last Sunday. (a) will clean (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) have cleaned
7. 7.They did not ___ for the team last week. (a) clapped (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clap
8. 8.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
9. 9.___ my cousins ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
10. 10.Vivaan ___ science in 2023. (a) will study (b) has studied (c) studies (d) studied
11. 11.Omkar ___ a story yesterday. (a) will tell (b) telled (c) tells (d) told
12. 12.I ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swim (d) will swim
13. 13.___ you catch the ball last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
14. 14.They ___ the match in 2023. (a) win (b) will win (c) winned (d) won
15. 15.My sister did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) threw (d) throw
16. 16.She ___ the dog yesterday. (a) fed (b) feeded (c) will feed (d) feeds
17. 17.We did not ___ a song last week. (a) sings (b) sing (c) singing (d) sang
18. 18.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
19. 19.She did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) sing (b) sang (c) singing (d) sings
20. 20.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taking (c) taked (d) taken
21. 21.Zoya ___ cricket two days ago. (a) will play (b) plays (c) played (d) has played
22. 22.They ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) built (b) build (c) builded (d) will build
23. 23.___ you win the match last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
24. 24.Sneha ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) has washed (c) washes (d) will wash
25. 25.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
26. 26.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eated (c) eating (d) ate
27. 27.I ___ a tree last week. (a) plant (b) will plant (c) have planted (d) planted
28. 28.He ___ the match in 2023. (a) will win (b) winned (c) won (d) wins
29. 29.She ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helped (b) helps (c) will help (d) has helped
30. 30.They did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) dancing (b) danced (c) dance (d) dances
31. 31.___ we carry the bag yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
32. 32.___ the students play cricket in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
33. 33.___ Aditya buy vegetables last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
34. 34.You did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flying (b) flies (c) flew (d) fly
35. 35.You ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) will buy (b) buyed (c) bought (d) buy
36. 36.We did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speak (d) speaks
37. 37.We ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flyed (d) will fly
38. 38.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
39. 39.___ my friends cook rice last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
40. 40.___ they run in the park yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do

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