Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 131 · 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.The children did not ___ a cake last week. (a) baking (b) bake (c) bakes (d) baked
2. 2.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) taked (d) took
3. 3.___ my parents speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
4. 4.Farhan ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) ran (b) will run (c) runned (d) runs
5. 5.___ you buy vegetables last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
6. 6.Neel did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) brings (b) bring (c) brought (d) bringing
7. 7.___ you cook rice two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
8. 8.___ he feed the dog yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
9. 9.___ Yash drink milk two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
10. 10.My parents ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) will watch (b) watch (c) have watched (d) watched
11. 11.___ she take the train in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
12. 12.The students did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
13. 13.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flew (c) flying (d) flyed
14. 14.___ Zoya fly a kite yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
15. 15.___ Riya drink milk two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
16. 16.___ I plant a tree in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
17. 17.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) wrote (d) writing
18. 18.My friends ___ a picture in 2023. (a) will draw (b) draw (c) drawed (d) drew
19. 19.___ we fly a kite in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
20. 20.I did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) dances (b) dance (c) danced (d) dancing
21. 21.Neel ___ science two days ago. (a) studies (b) will study (c) has studied (d) studied
22. 22.I ___ to school yesterday. (a) will go (b) went (c) goed (d) go
23. 23.___ my brother watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
24. 24.Dev ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) caught (b) catched (c) catches (d) will catch
25. 25.He ___ tea last Sunday. (a) will make (b) maked (c) makes (d) made
26. 26.They did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writes (b) writing (c) wrote (d) write
27. 27.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
28. 28.My brother ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runned (b) will run (c) runs (d) ran
29. 29.___ they jog in the park last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
30. 30.He ___ for the team in 2023. (a) has clapped (b) clapped (c) claps (d) will clap
31. 31.I did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) playing (c) play (d) plays
32. 32.___ Myra ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
33. 33.Kunal ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogged (b) will jog (c) jogs (d) has jogged
34. 34.He ___ vegetables last week. (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buys (d) will buy
35. 35.___ I jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.Zoya ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brings (b) brought (c) will bring (d) bringed
37. 37.They ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) have washed (d) wash
38. 38.___ my cousins eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
39. 39.Rohan ___ a cap last week. (a) will wear (b) wears (c) wore (d) weared
40. 40.___ my brother plant a tree yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did

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