Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 94 · 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 “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) throwing (d) threw
2. 2.They ___ a story two days ago. (a) will tell (b) tell (c) telled (d) told
3. 3.___ they play cricket in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
4. 4.We ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carry (b) have carried (c) carried (d) will carry
5. 5.I ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swam (b) swim (c) swimmed (d) will swim
6. 6.My brother did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed (d) fed
7. 7.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) going (d) gone
8. 8.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
9. 9.___ I build a sandcastle last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
10. 10.I did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) watching (c) watch (d) watches
11. 11.Aarav ___ a message yesterday. (a) sends (b) will send (c) sended (d) sent
12. 12.Aditya ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drawed (b) drew (c) will draw (d) draws
13. 13.She did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaning (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) cleans
14. 14.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wearing (c) worn (d) wore
15. 15.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
16. 16.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
17. 17.___ we speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
18. 18.___ I climb a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
19. 19.Saanvi did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooked (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooks
20. 20.She ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washed (b) has washed (c) washes (d) will wash
21. 21.They did not ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feed (d) feeding
22. 22.My cousins ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eat (b) eated (c) ate (d) will eat
23. 23.He did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eating (b) eats (c) ate (d) eat
24. 24.___ she make tea two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
25. 25.You did not ___ a story last week. (a) telling (b) told (c) tell (d) tells
26. 26.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
27. 27.Kabir ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rides (b) rode (c) rided (d) will ride
28. 28.Vivaan ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dances (b) danced (c) will dance (d) has danced
29. 29.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
30. 30.We did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) plays (b) playing (c) played (d) play
31. 31.They did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studying (b) study (c) studied (d) studies
32. 32.Tara ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washed (b) has washed (c) washes (d) will wash
33. 33.She ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buys (b) will buy (c) buyed (d) bought
34. 34.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
35. 35.___ my friends ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.She ___ the bag two days ago. (a) has carried (b) will carry (c) carries (d) carried
37. 37.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
38. 38.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swam
39. 39.Neel did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) run (b) runs (c) ran (d) running
40. 40.We did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tells (b) tell (c) telling (d) told

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