Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 828 · 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.They ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) have danced (b) danced (c) dance (d) will dance
2. 2.They ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) wash (b) washed (c) will wash (d) have washed
3. 3.I ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carry (b) have carried (c) carried (d) will carry
4. 4.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
5. 5.My parents did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) makes (b) make (c) made (d) making
6. 6.Karan ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) will go (c) goes (d) goed
7. 7.They did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helping (b) helps (c) helped (d) help
8. 8.Aarav ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writes (b) will write (c) wrote (d) writed
9. 9.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flying (c) flyed (d) flew
10. 10.He ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) will carry (b) has carried (c) carried (d) carries
11. 11.You ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) will feed (b) fed (c) feeded (d) feed
12. 12.You ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) wash (b) will wash (c) have washed (d) washed
13. 13.They ___ a kite last week. (a) fly (b) will fly (c) flyed (d) flew
14. 14.___ my brother catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
15. 15.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drank
16. 16.I ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimmed (b) swim (c) will swim (d) swam
17. 17.___ we ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
18. 18.She ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buyed (d) will buy
19. 19.She ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) wore (c) will wear (d) weared
20. 20.Rohan did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbing
21. 21.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wore (c) worn (d) wearing
22. 22.Kabir did not ___ tea last week. (a) makes (b) making (c) made (d) make
23. 23.You did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swims (d) swim
24. 24.___ he send a message yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
25. 25.My sister ___ the train in 2023. (a) took (b) takes (c) taked (d) will take
26. 26.Priya ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) will play (b) plays (c) has played (d) played
27. 27.___ Kabir speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
28. 28.They did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bring (b) brought (c) brings (d) bringing
29. 29.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
30. 30.She ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washes (d) washed
31. 31.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) runned (c) run (d) running
32. 32.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rided
33. 33.Dev did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speak
34. 34.Priya did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jogged
35. 35.Tara did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) danced (b) dance (c) dancing (d) dances
36. 36.He did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooked
37. 37.You ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) telled (c) tell (d) will tell
38. 38.I did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) wore (c) wearing (d) wear
39. 39.Vivaan did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carries
40. 40.Aisha ___ to school in 2023. (a) goes (b) went (c) goed (d) will go

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