Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 13 · 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.___ she help Grandma yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
2. 2.___ my sister draw a picture yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
3. 3.Kavya ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) runs (b) runned (c) will run (d) ran
4. 4.My sister ___ the room yesterday. (a) has cleaned (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) will clean
5. 5.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) wrote (d) writing
6. 6.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wore (c) wearing (d) weared
7. 7.You did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) sang (b) sing (c) singing (d) sings
8. 8.She did not ___ a picture last week. (a) drew (b) draw (c) drawing (d) draws
9. 9.Sneha did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wore
10. 10.Neel did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drink
11. 11.___ you ride a bicycle last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
12. 12.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
13. 13.He ___ a message in 2023. (a) will send (b) sent (c) sends (d) sended
14. 14.You did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) caught
15. 15.___ my parents sing a song last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
16. 16.He ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) will clean
17. 17.___ you ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
18. 18.Kabir did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringing (b) brought (c) brings (d) bring
19. 19.___ they watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
20. 20.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
21. 21.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) taked (d) took
22. 22.You ___ a song yesterday. (a) will sing (b) sing (c) sang (d) have sung
23. 23.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) ran (c) runned (d) run
24. 24.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drawing (d) drew
25. 25.You ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carried (b) have carried (c) carry (d) will carry
26. 26.We did not ___ to school two days ago. (a) went (b) goes (c) go (d) going
27. 27.___ my sister run in the park two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
28. 28.You did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climb
29. 29.I ___ a letter two days ago. (a) will write (b) wrote (c) write (d) writed
30. 30.You ___ the room two days ago. (a) have cleaned (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) will clean
31. 31.___ my brother watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
32. 32.___ he catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
33. 33.My sister ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builds (b) builded (c) will build (d) built
34. 34.The children ___ Grandma last week. (a) will help (b) have helped (c) help (d) helped
35. 35.I did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drinking
36. 36.Sneha did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) took (b) taking (c) takes (d) take
37. 37.___ Omkar play cricket last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
38. 38.You did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flies (b) flew (c) fly (d) flying
39. 39.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
40. 40.The students did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carry

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