Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 127 · 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.My sister did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washing (b) washes (c) wash (d) washed
2. 2.Kavya did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) bake (d) baked
3. 3.___ Kavya throw the ball last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
4. 4.You ___ lunch two days ago. (a) brought (b) will bring (c) bringed (d) bring
5. 5.She ___ cricket in 2023. (a) will play (b) plays (c) has played (d) played
6. 6.My brother ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) will clean (d) has cleaned
7. 7.___ we ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
8. 8.We did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) playing (b) play (c) plays (d) played
9. 9.She ___ tea two days ago. (a) maked (b) makes (c) made (d) will make
10. 10.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drank
11. 11.My cousins did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sang (d) sing
12. 12.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) goed (c) gone (d) went
13. 13.I ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tell (b) telled (c) told (d) will tell
14. 14.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
15. 15.___ you feed the dog two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
16. 16.You ___ Grandma last week. (a) have helped (b) will help (c) help (d) helped
17. 17.Nisha did not ___ the train last week. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) took
18. 18.___ my brother draw a picture two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
19. 19.___ you wear a cap yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
20. 20.He ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sang (b) has sung (c) will sing (d) sings
21. 21.We did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooking (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) cook
22. 22.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
23. 23.Aarav ___ the ball last week. (a) throws (b) will throw (c) threw (d) throwed
24. 24.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawed
25. 25.Sneha ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watches (b) will watch (c) watched (d) has watched
26. 26.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) took (d) taked
27. 27.They ___ a letter two days ago. (a) write (b) writed (c) will write (d) wrote
28. 28.She ___ cricket last week. (a) plays (b) will play (c) has played (d) played
29. 29.They ___ the train last week. (a) taked (b) took (c) will take (d) take
30. 30.___ the children buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
31. 31.___ Saanvi watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
32. 32.Kunal did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watches (b) watching (c) watched (d) watch
33. 33.We ___ a song two days ago. (a) sing (b) will sing (c) sang (d) have sung
34. 34.___ my cousins bring lunch two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
35. 35.You did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) taking (b) take (c) took (d) takes
36. 36.They did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) draws (b) drew (c) drawing (d) draw
37. 37.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flew (d) flying
38. 38.My sister ___ science last Sunday. (a) has studied (b) studies (c) studied (d) will study
39. 39.You did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) building (b) build (c) built (d) builds
40. 40.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught

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