Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 9 · 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 “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
2. 2.Zoya did not ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clapping (b) clapped (c) claps (d) clap
3. 3.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) taked (d) took
4. 4.They ___ Grandma last week. (a) will help (b) have helped (c) helped (d) help
5. 5.She ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runned (b) ran (c) will run (d) runs
6. 6.My cousins ___ a kite last week. (a) flew (b) flyed (c) will fly (d) fly
7. 7.___ I clean the room in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
8. 8.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
9. 9.Vivaan did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
10. 10.Omkar ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) built (b) builded (c) builds (d) will build
11. 11.You ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) will wear (b) wear (c) wore (d) weared
12. 12.The children did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watches (b) watch (c) watching (d) watched
13. 13.They did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flying (d) flies
14. 14.___ I speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
15. 15.You ___ a cap last week. (a) wear (b) will wear (c) weared (d) wore
16. 16.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
17. 17.___ he play cricket two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
18. 18.My cousins did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
19. 19.My brother ___ a picture last week. (a) drawed (b) draws (c) will draw (d) drew
20. 20.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
21. 21.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eating (c) eaten (d) ate
22. 22.She did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) climbing (d) climb
23. 23.___ you plant a tree last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.He did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eating (b) ate (c) eat (d) eats
25. 25.They ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) have carried (c) will carry (d) carry
26. 26.She ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) has planted (d) plants
27. 27.Aarav did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy (d) bought
28. 28.Kabir ___ the room two days ago. (a) will clean (b) cleans (c) has cleaned (d) cleaned
29. 29.___ they cook rice two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
30. 30.My cousins did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drank
31. 31.He did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogged (b) jogging (c) jog (d) jogs
32. 32.Diya did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studying (b) studied (c) study (d) studies
33. 33.Riya ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) will swim (b) swam (c) swims (d) swimmed
34. 34.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
35. 35.She ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writed (b) wrote (c) will write (d) writes
36. 36.You ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catch (b) caught (c) catched (d) will catch
37. 37.He ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) will ride (b) rides (c) rided (d) rode
38. 38.___ we wash the dishes last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.My parents ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eat (b) eated (c) will eat (d) ate
40. 40.I did not ___ a picture last week. (a) drew (b) drawing (c) draws (d) draw

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