Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 932 · 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.___ they feed the dog last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
2. 2.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) writing (d) written
3. 3.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
4. 4.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) gone (c) went (d) goed
5. 5.___ my sister carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
6. 6.They did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) help (b) helps (c) helping (d) helped
7. 7.___ you dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
8. 8.___ he buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
9. 9.They did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throw (d) throws
10. 10.My parents did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throw
11. 11.___ we cook rice two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
12. 12.I did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swim (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swims
13. 13.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
14. 14.We did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rode (d) rides
15. 15.He did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drank (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
16. 16.___ we speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
17. 17.The children ___ cricket last week. (a) play (b) will play (c) played (d) have played
18. 18.___ my brother build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
19. 19.He did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) ran (b) run (c) runs (d) running
20. 20.___ they buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
21. 21.He ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) builds (b) built (c) builded (d) will build
22. 22.Aarav did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogging (b) jogged (c) jog (d) jogs
23. 23.___ we tell a story last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
24. 24.My cousins ___ milk two days ago. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) drink (d) drinked
25. 25.He did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) making (b) make (c) made (d) makes
26. 26.Meera ___ science last Sunday. (a) studies (b) will study (c) has studied (d) studied
27. 27.___ we swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
28. 28.___ we eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
29. 29.I ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) will buy (b) buy (c) buyed (d) bought
30. 30.You did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rode (b) ride (c) rides (d) riding
31. 31.___ we carry the bag last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
32. 32.Tara ___ science last Sunday. (a) has studied (b) will study (c) studies (d) studied
33. 33.___ they drink milk yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
34. 34.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flying (c) flown (d) flyed
35. 35.___ you wear a cap last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
36. 36.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) ate (c) eating (d) eaten
37. 37.___ Ira win the match last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
38. 38.My cousins did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catching (b) caught (c) catches (d) catch
39. 39.You ___ cricket last week. (a) have played (b) will play (c) played (d) play
40. 40.___ my sister wear a cap yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did

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