Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 850 · 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.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) running (d) ran
2. 2.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) spoken (d) speaked
3. 3.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
4. 4.___ Sneha cook rice last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
5. 5.___ the students feed the dog two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
6. 6.My sister did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wearing (b) wore (c) wear (d) wears
7. 7.I ___ to school last week. (a) go (b) went (c) goed (d) will go
8. 8.___ I dance on the stage last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
9. 9.Isha did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) takes (b) took (c) taking (d) take
10. 10.They ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catch (b) will catch (c) catched (d) caught
11. 11.___ my sister plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
12. 12.My sister ___ the match yesterday. (a) will win (b) won (c) wins (d) winned
13. 13.We did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) tells (b) told (c) tell (d) telling
14. 14.___ you watch a cartoon last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
15. 15.They did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) play (c) playing (d) plays
16. 16.Arjun ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rided (b) rode (c) will ride (d) rides
17. 17.I ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) have watched (b) will watch (c) watch (d) watched
18. 18.She ___ in the park last week. (a) jogs (b) has jogged (c) jogged (d) will jog
19. 19.You ___ the ball last week. (a) catch (b) will catch (c) caught (d) catched
20. 20.You did not ___ a cake last week. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) baked
21. 21.___ we wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
22. 22.My parents did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bake (b) baking (c) bakes (d) baked
23. 23.I ___ science yesterday. (a) will study (b) have studied (c) studied (d) study
24. 24.My sister did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builds (b) building (c) build (d) built
25. 25.You ___ cricket in 2023. (a) have played (b) play (c) will play (d) played
26. 26.___ he win the match last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
27. 27.They did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watched
28. 28.Saanvi ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brings (b) bringed (c) will bring (d) brought
29. 29.We did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooking
30. 30.___ you dance on the stage two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
31. 31.___ Arjun tell a story yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
32. 32.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) went (c) goed (d) gone
33. 33.___ my brother write a letter in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
34. 34.___ he catch the ball last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
35. 35.He ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaks (b) will speak (c) speaked (d) spoke
36. 36.Ananya ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) has baked (b) will bake (c) baked (d) bakes
37. 37.You ___ the dishes last week. (a) have washed (b) washed (c) will wash (d) wash
38. 38.I ___ a mango yesterday. (a) ate (b) eated (c) will eat (d) eat
39. 39.They ___ the train in 2023. (a) take (b) taked (c) took (d) will take
40. 40.You ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) maked (c) make (d) will make

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