Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 147 · 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.___ I carry the bag last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
2. 2.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) going (c) gone (d) went
3. 3.My brother ___ a cake in 2023. (a) has baked (b) baked (c) will bake (d) bakes
4. 4.___ I run in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
5. 5.Rohan did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planted (d) planting
6. 6.They ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will jog (b) jog (c) jogged (d) have jogged
7. 7.My brother did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flying (d) flew
8. 8.My brother ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flyed (b) will fly (c) flies (d) flew
9. 9.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eating (c) eated (d) ate
10. 10.I ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) will buy (b) buyed (c) bought (d) buy
11. 11.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writing (d) writed
12. 12.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
13. 13.___ she send a message last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
14. 14.Aisha ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) will clean (d) has cleaned
15. 15.I ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runned (b) will run (c) run (d) ran
16. 16.___ you go to school yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
17. 17.He did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carried (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carry
18. 18.___ my brother bring lunch two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
19. 19.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) throwing (c) threw (d) thrown
20. 20.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
21. 21.Arjun did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) draws (d) drew
22. 22.We ___ a song last week. (a) sing (b) have sung (c) sang (d) will sing
23. 23.___ they wear a cap yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
24. 24.___ you swim in the pool last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
25. 25.We did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) washing (c) wash (d) washed
26. 26.Tara did not ___ science yesterday. (a) study (b) studied (c) studying (d) studies
27. 27.___ Omkar write a letter last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
28. 28.___ you clap for the team yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
29. 29.___ we draw a picture in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.He ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) will study (c) studied (d) has studied
31. 31.___ you feed the dog yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
32. 32.The children ___ science last week. (a) have studied (b) will study (c) study (d) studied
33. 33.___ he jog in the park two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
34. 34.___ he run in the park last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
35. 35.___ he clean the room last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
36. 36.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
37. 37.Neel ___ a song last Sunday. (a) will sing (b) sang (c) has sung (d) sings
38. 38.___ my cousins send a message last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
39. 39.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) ridden (c) rode (d) rided
40. 40.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught

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