Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 822 · 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 ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carry (b) have carried (c) carried (d) will carry
2. 2.Karan ___ for the team in 2023. (a) claps (b) clapped (c) will clap (d) has clapped
3. 3.___ the students wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
4. 4.My friends ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rided (b) will ride (c) ride (d) rode
5. 5.___ we make tea last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
6. 6.The children did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) plays (c) play (d) playing
7. 7.I ___ cricket in 2023. (a) will play (b) play (c) have played (d) played
8. 8.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flying (d) flew
9. 9.___ she clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
10. 10.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drunk
11. 11.___ I build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
12. 12.Karan ___ to school last week. (a) goes (b) went (c) will go (d) goed
13. 13.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) took (d) taked
14. 14.I did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogged (d) jogging
15. 15.___ my brother write a letter yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.___ she carry the bag last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
17. 17.___ I clean the room last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
18. 18.I did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rode (b) rides (c) ride (d) riding
19. 19.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) spoken
20. 20.We ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swim
21. 21.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
22. 22.My sister did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carried (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
23. 23.The students ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) bought (b) buy (c) will buy (d) buyed
24. 24.___ you build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
25. 25.My sister ___ the ball in 2023. (a) will throw (b) throws (c) throwed (d) threw
26. 26.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
27. 27.___ he bake a cake in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
28. 28.She did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jogs
29. 29.Aisha ___ tea last Sunday. (a) maked (b) made (c) makes (d) will make
30. 30.You did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) took
31. 31.He did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cook (d) cooking
32. 32.___ Meera sing a song last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swum (d) swimmed
34. 34.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
35. 35.He did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) winning (c) wins (d) win
36. 36.___ you buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
37. 37.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) runned (c) run (d) ran
38. 38.___ he tell a story in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
39. 39.You did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogged
40. 40.My sister ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sended (b) sends (c) will send (d) sent

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