Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 872 · 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.You ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clap (b) clapped (c) have clapped (d) will clap
2. 2.Pooja did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washing (b) washes (c) washed (d) wash
3. 3.You did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) fly (b) flies (c) flying (d) flew
4. 4.___ we take the train last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
5. 5.___ she dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
6. 6.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climb (b) will climb (c) climbed (d) have climbed
7. 7.___ we wash the dishes last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
8. 8.You ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) will jog (c) jog (d) have jogged
9. 9.You ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) goed (c) go (d) will go
10. 10.I ___ a tree in 2023. (a) have planted (b) plant (c) planted (d) will plant
11. 11.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) gone (d) going
12. 12.___ you draw a picture last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
13. 13.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swum
14. 14.___ Kabir clean the room last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
15. 15.They ___ rice in 2023. (a) have cooked (b) will cook (c) cook (d) cooked
16. 16.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) ran (c) run (d) running
17. 17.We ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) help (b) will help (c) have helped (d) helped
18. 18.___ we bake a cake last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
19. 19.___ my brother drink milk in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
20. 20.She did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watched (d) watches
21. 21.We ___ science yesterday. (a) have studied (b) studied (c) study (d) will study
22. 22.___ I win the match yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
23. 23.My brother ___ to school yesterday. (a) goed (b) will go (c) went (d) goes
24. 24.My sister did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writing (b) writes (c) wrote (d) write
25. 25.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
26. 26.___ we run in the park in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.Zoya did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) fed (d) feeding
28. 28.Rohan ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) makes (c) will make (d) maked
29. 29.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
30. 30.My friends ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) have danced (b) danced (c) dance (d) will dance
31. 31.I did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washing (b) washed (c) washes (d) wash
32. 32.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) riding (c) rided (d) rode
33. 33.Farhan ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooked (b) has cooked (c) cooks (d) will cook
34. 34.You ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builded (b) built (c) build (d) will build
35. 35.She ___ on the stage last week. (a) has danced (b) danced (c) dances (d) will dance
36. 36.Sneha did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drank (d) drinking
37. 37.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
38. 38.We did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swims (d) swam
39. 39.The children ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) telled (c) will tell (d) tell
40. 40.They ___ the room yesterday. (a) will clean (b) clean (c) have cleaned (d) cleaned

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