Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 837 · 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.Pooja ___ the dishes last week. (a) has washed (b) washes (c) washed (d) will wash
2. 2.You did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clap (b) clapped (c) clapping (d) claps
3. 3.They did not ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sang (b) sings (c) sing (d) singing
4. 4.We ___ the ball in 2023. (a) will throw (b) throw (c) throwed (d) threw
5. 5.He did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watched (b) watch (c) watches (d) watching
6. 6.___ you play cricket in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
7. 7.You ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) will climb (b) have climbed (c) climbed (d) climb
8. 8.They ___ a kite in 2023. (a) fly (b) flew (c) will fly (d) flyed
9. 9.___ Rohan dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
10. 10.___ Meera ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
11. 11.They ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) will tell (c) telled (d) tell
12. 12.My parents ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) maked (c) will make (d) make
13. 13.She did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) brought (d) bring
14. 14.She ___ to school last Sunday. (a) went (b) will go (c) goed (d) goes
15. 15.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
16. 16.You ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sent (b) will send (c) send (d) sended
17. 17.They ___ the match last Sunday. (a) win (b) will win (c) winned (d) won
18. 18.Neel ___ rice yesterday. (a) will cook (b) has cooked (c) cooks (d) cooked
19. 19.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
20. 20.___ my brother send a message yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
21. 21.Myra did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writing (b) wrote (c) writes (d) write
22. 22.Manav did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) cleans
23. 23.We ___ a song yesterday. (a) have sung (b) will sing (c) sing (d) sang
24. 24.We ___ a mango last week. (a) will eat (b) ate (c) eated (d) eat
25. 25.I ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eat (b) eated (c) ate (d) will eat
26. 26.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flown (c) flyed (d) flew
27. 27.Myra did not ___ the train last week. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) took
28. 28.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) wrote (d) written
29. 29.They did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dances
30. 30.___ Isha swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
31. 31.My parents ___ a mango two days ago. (a) will eat (b) eated (c) eat (d) ate
32. 32.___ Aisha build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
33. 33.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) riding (c) rode (d) rided
34. 34.They ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) will fly (b) flew (c) flyed (d) fly
35. 35.I ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) will dance (b) have danced (c) danced (d) dance
36. 36.He did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaning
37. 37.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
38. 38.My brother ___ a song in 2023. (a) will sing (b) sang (c) sings (d) has sung
39. 39.They did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbed (d) climbs
40. 40.___ I send a message last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was

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