Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 919 · 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.Neel did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) danced (b) dancing (c) dance (d) dances
2. 2.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
3. 3.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flew (c) flyed (d) flying
4. 4.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) took (d) taked
5. 5.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drank
6. 6.My sister did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bake (b) bakes (c) baked (d) baking
7. 7.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) spoke (d) speaking
8. 8.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
9. 9.She ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) has helped (b) will help (c) helps (d) helped
10. 10.My friends ___ milk last week. (a) drank (b) drink (c) will drink (d) drinked
11. 11.I ___ the match last week. (a) won (b) win (c) will win (d) winned
12. 12.Rohan ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) has washed (d) washes
13. 13.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimming (c) swimmed (d) swam
14. 14.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) rided (c) ridden (d) riding
15. 15.Arjun ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wears (b) will wear (c) wore (d) weared
16. 16.I ___ in the park yesterday. (a) run (b) will run (c) ran (d) runned
17. 17.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
18. 18.Rohan ___ to school last week. (a) went (b) will go (c) goes (d) goed
19. 19.___ he clean the room yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
20. 20.They ___ vegetables last week. (a) buy (b) bought (c) buyed (d) will buy
21. 21.They did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runs (b) ran (c) running (d) run
22. 22.___ I make tea yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
23. 23.I did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaks (d) speaking
24. 24.They ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) will jog (b) jog (c) jogged (d) have jogged
25. 25.___ my brother throw the ball two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
26. 26.___ she fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.You ___ the match two days ago. (a) winned (b) won (c) will win (d) win
28. 28.I ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) will write (c) writed (d) write
29. 29.___ my brother sing a song in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
30. 30.She ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bakes (b) has baked (c) will bake (d) baked
31. 31.___ you help Grandma two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
32. 32.You did not ___ lunch last week. (a) bring (b) brings (c) brought (d) bringing
33. 33.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) wrote (c) writed (d) writing
34. 34.Ira did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swam (d) swims
35. 35.___ they climb a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
36. 36.___ Rohan drink milk two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
37. 37.I ___ the match last Sunday. (a) winned (b) win (c) will win (d) won
38. 38.Arjun did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
39. 39.___ she sing a song last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
40. 40.___ they throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did

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