Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 814 · 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.___ we clean the room in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
2. 2.___ they play cricket last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
3. 3.___ they dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
4. 4.___ she feed the dog yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
5. 5.They ___ the room two days ago. (a) have cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) clean
6. 6.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flew (c) flying (d) flyed
7. 7.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) spoken
8. 8.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
9. 9.She did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drew (d) drawing
10. 10.Myra did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) caught (b) catching (c) catch (d) catches
11. 11.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writing (c) writed (d) written
12. 12.Saanvi ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drew (b) draws (c) will draw (d) drawed
13. 13.___ my sister drink milk in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
14. 14.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
15. 15.They ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) have washed (b) will wash (c) washed (d) wash
16. 16.___ my brother feed the dog yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
17. 17.___ you go to school last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
18. 18.___ my friends clean the room yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
19. 19.She ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carries (b) carried (c) has carried (d) will carry
20. 20.___ Diya plant a tree in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
21. 21.___ my brother clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
22. 22.He did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helping (b) helps (c) helped (d) help
23. 23.___ we play cricket last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.___ my friends swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
25. 25.___ Rohan climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
26. 26.I ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catched (b) will catch (c) caught (d) catch
27. 27.The students ___ the dog last week. (a) feeded (b) feed (c) fed (d) will feed
28. 28.My brother ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rided (b) rides (c) will ride (d) rode
29. 29.I ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jog (b) will jog (c) have jogged (d) jogged
30. 30.Rohan did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rides (b) riding (c) rode (d) ride
31. 31.___ the children jog in the park two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
32. 32.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
33. 33.She ___ a cake yesterday. (a) has baked (b) bakes (c) will bake (d) baked
34. 34.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
35. 35.___ Diya write a letter last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
36. 36.___ my cousins run in the park last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
37. 37.I ___ a mango last week. (a) eat (b) ate (c) will eat (d) eated
38. 38.___ I climb a tree yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
39. 39.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) ridden (c) rided (d) rode
40. 40.We did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) running (b) ran (c) runs (d) run

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