Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 942 · 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 did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writes (b) writing (c) wrote (d) write
2. 2.We ___ milk yesterday. (a) drink (b) drank (c) drinked (d) will drink
3. 3.He did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watched (d) watch
4. 4.Diya ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dances (b) danced (c) will dance (d) has danced
5. 5.My sister ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) will speak (c) speaked (d) spoke
6. 6.I did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cooked (d) cook
7. 7.___ my parents take the train last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
8. 8.We did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) riding (b) rode (c) rides (d) ride
9. 9.___ he build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
10. 10.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) written (c) wrote (d) writed
11. 11.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) thrown (c) throwing (d) throwed
12. 12.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taken (c) taking (d) took
13. 13.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
14. 14.They did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) brought
15. 15.He did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swim
16. 16.___ Tara speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
17. 17.They ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) will carry (b) have carried (c) carry (d) carried
18. 18.He ___ to school last Sunday. (a) will go (b) goes (c) went (d) goed
19. 19.I ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carry (b) will carry (c) carried (d) have carried
20. 20.___ they build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
21. 21.My cousins ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clap (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) have clapped
22. 22.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
23. 23.___ my brother buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
24. 24.My cousins did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builds (b) built (c) building (d) build
25. 25.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawn (c) drawed (d) drawing
26. 26.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wearing (c) weared (d) wore
27. 27.___ you jog in the park two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
28. 28.Farhan ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapped (b) will clap (c) has clapped (d) claps
29. 29.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) rode (c) ridden (d) riding
30. 30.I ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) wash (d) have washed
31. 31.___ my sister drink milk in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
32. 32.___ my parents help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
33. 33.You did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drank
34. 34.You did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) studied
35. 35.We ___ the room yesterday. (a) clean (b) have cleaned (c) will clean (d) cleaned
36. 36.___ you catch the ball two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
37. 37.Ira did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wore (b) wears (c) wearing (d) wear
38. 38.I did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) bought (b) buying (c) buys (d) buy
39. 39.We did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wore
40. 40.She ___ the dog in 2023. (a) fed (b) feeds (c) feeded (d) will feed

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