Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 868 · 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.___ I sing a song last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
2. 2.He ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swims
3. 3.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
4. 4.___ my sister clean the room two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
5. 5.I ___ rice in 2023. (a) have cooked (b) cooked (c) will cook (d) cook
6. 6.She ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) will write (c) writes (d) writed
7. 7.They ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speak (b) will speak (c) spoke (d) speaked
8. 8.___ Yash jog in the park yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
9. 9.I ___ the bag in 2023. (a) will carry (b) have carried (c) carry (d) carried
10. 10.I ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rided (b) ride (c) rode (d) will ride
11. 11.___ Vivaan clap for the team in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
12. 12.The children did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jogging
13. 13.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
14. 14.My cousins ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) will wash (b) washed (c) wash (d) have washed
15. 15.___ my friends swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
16. 16.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
17. 17.___ he write a letter two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
18. 18.We did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runs
19. 19.Manav did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buying (d) buy
20. 20.I did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) study (c) studies (d) studying
21. 21.My friends did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) study (b) studying (c) studied (d) studies
22. 22.You ___ to school last Sunday. (a) will go (b) went (c) goed (d) go
23. 23.___ we take the train last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
24. 24.Dev ___ a story last week. (a) telled (b) told (c) will tell (d) tells
25. 25.They did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) sent
26. 26.You ___ a letter in 2023. (a) will write (b) writed (c) write (d) wrote
27. 27.She did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speak (d) speaks
28. 28.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drank
29. 29.We ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) will swim (b) swam (c) swim (d) swimmed
30. 30.Tara ___ a letter last week. (a) writes (b) will write (c) wrote (d) writed
31. 31.You ___ science two days ago. (a) study (b) will study (c) studied (d) have studied
32. 32.You ___ in the park two days ago. (a) run (b) ran (c) will run (d) runned
33. 33.You did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) wore (c) wearing (d) wear
34. 34.My brother did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carried
35. 35.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swimmed (d) swum
36. 36.I did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) bought (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
37. 37.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
38. 38.Myra ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flies (b) will fly (c) flyed (d) flew
39. 39.___ you cook rice last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
40. 40.___ Karan catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do

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