Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 917 · 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 draw a picture in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
2. 2.___ my cousins wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
3. 3.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eating (c) eated (d) ate
4. 4.___ my sister cook rice last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
5. 5.Aarav did not ___ the train last week. (a) takes (b) taking (c) take (d) took
6. 6.I ___ a song last week. (a) sing (b) have sung (c) will sing (d) sang
7. 7.Karan did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooking (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) cook
8. 8.You did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) going (b) goes (c) went (d) go
9. 9.The children ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will climb (b) climb (c) have climbed (d) climbed
10. 10.He did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
11. 11.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taken (c) taking (d) took
12. 12.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaked (c) speaking (d) spoken
13. 13.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) gone (c) goed (d) went
14. 14.Priya did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) goes (b) went (c) going (d) go
15. 15.She did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) making (b) made (c) make (d) makes
16. 16.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
17. 17.They ___ a story two days ago. (a) tell (b) will tell (c) telled (d) told
18. 18.My friends did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) ran (b) running (c) run (d) runs
19. 19.My sister ___ on the stage last week. (a) will dance (b) dances (c) has danced (d) danced
20. 20.My cousins did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baked (b) baking (c) bakes (d) bake
21. 21.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinked (c) drinking (d) drank
22. 22.___ we draw a picture in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
23. 23.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
24. 24.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
25. 25.My cousins did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) take (b) took (c) takes (d) taking
26. 26.___ my brother throw the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
27. 27.They ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helped (b) have helped (c) help (d) will help
28. 28.You did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) wins (b) win (c) won (d) winning
29. 29.___ my friends make tea last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
30. 30.My sister ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builded (b) will build (c) builds (d) built
31. 31.My brother ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washes (d) washed
32. 32.My sister ___ science two days ago. (a) studies (b) has studied (c) studied (d) will study
33. 33.___ my sister help Grandma yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
34. 34.___ she ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
35. 35.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) weared (c) wearing (d) wore
36. 36.My brother did not ___ to school two days ago. (a) went (b) goes (c) going (d) go
37. 37.Aditya ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flies (b) flyed (c) will fly (d) flew
38. 38.He did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) send (b) sent (c) sending (d) sends
39. 39.___ they dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.You did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buy (d) buying

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