Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 920 · 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 run in the park last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
2. 2.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) going (d) went
3. 3.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flown
4. 4.He ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runned (b) ran (c) runs (d) will run
5. 5.I ___ cricket last week. (a) will play (b) played (c) have played (d) play
6. 6.My brother did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) spoke
7. 7.___ I draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
8. 8.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
9. 9.___ they build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
10. 10.They ___ the match last week. (a) win (b) winned (c) won (d) will win
11. 11.He did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) built
12. 12.She ___ science in 2023. (a) studies (b) studied (c) will study (d) has studied
13. 13.He ___ the train in 2023. (a) takes (b) will take (c) took (d) taked
14. 14.I ___ the match two days ago. (a) win (b) will win (c) winned (d) won
15. 15.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
16. 16.You ___ tea in 2023. (a) will make (b) maked (c) make (d) made
17. 17.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
18. 18.She did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watch (b) watches (c) watching (d) watched
19. 19.You did not ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swim (d) swimming
20. 20.___ you speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.My sister did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buying (b) buys (c) buy (d) bought
22. 22.They ___ a letter two days ago. (a) wrote (b) will write (c) write (d) writed
23. 23.She ___ a tree last week. (a) will climb (b) climbs (c) has climbed (d) climbed
24. 24.___ Zoya speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
25. 25.The children ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will climb (b) climb (c) climbed (d) have climbed
26. 26.You did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) makes (b) making (c) made (d) make
27. 27.You ___ cricket in 2023. (a) have played (b) play (c) played (d) will play
28. 28.They did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eating (b) eat (c) eats (d) ate
29. 29.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
30. 30.___ she speak Hindi last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
31. 31.You did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) threw
32. 32.She ___ to school yesterday. (a) will go (b) went (c) goes (d) goed
33. 33.She did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sent (b) sending (c) sends (d) send
34. 34.___ Diya sing a song last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
35. 35.My sister did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watched (d) watch
36. 36.___ they plant a tree last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
37. 37.You ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) have clapped (b) will clap (c) clap (d) clapped
38. 38.___ I ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
39. 39.You ___ in the park last week. (a) jogged (b) have jogged (c) will jog (d) jog
40. 40.My sister ___ a cap last week. (a) will wear (b) wears (c) wore (d) weared

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