Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 824 · 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.She ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooks (b) has cooked (c) will cook (d) cooked
2. 2.___ my brother clean the room yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
3. 3.Dev did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) made (b) make (c) makes (d) making
4. 4.He did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleaned
5. 5.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) wrote (c) writed (d) written
6. 6.She ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) builds (b) builded (c) built (d) will build
7. 7.___ Pooja throw the ball two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
8. 8.Kunal ___ a picture two days ago. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) draws (d) drew
9. 9.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
10. 10.___ they drink milk last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
11. 11.You ___ in the park in 2023. (a) run (b) will run (c) runned (d) ran
12. 12.___ I help Grandma last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
13. 13.They ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) will build (b) builded (c) built (d) build
14. 14.Aisha ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eats (b) eated (c) will eat (d) ate
15. 15.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
16. 16.My brother did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) built (b) build (c) building (d) builds
17. 17.We did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sang (d) sings
18. 18.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
19. 19.___ Isha clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
20. 20.___ Saanvi win the match yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
21. 21.I did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runs
22. 22.___ they speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
23. 23.He did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planted (b) planting (c) plants (d) plant
24. 24.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) taking (d) took
25. 25.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flown (c) flying (d) flyed
26. 26.He ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) will carry (b) has carried (c) carries (d) carried
27. 27.___ Arjun tell a story last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
28. 28.I did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washed (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
29. 29.They ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dance (b) have danced (c) will dance (d) danced
30. 30.___ we bake a cake two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
31. 31.We ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swam (b) swim (c) swimmed (d) will swim
32. 32.You did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dance (b) dances (c) danced (d) dancing
33. 33.___ they draw a picture yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
34. 34.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rode
35. 35.___ my sister play cricket last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
36. 36.You did not ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) tell (c) tells (d) telling
37. 37.They did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wore (d) wear
38. 38.They did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) brought (d) bring
39. 39.My brother did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
40. 40.Arjun did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washed (d) washing

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