Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 153 · 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 ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sent (b) will send (c) send (d) sended
2. 2.They ___ the bag last week. (a) carry (b) carried (c) have carried (d) will carry
3. 3.We did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planted (d) planting
4. 4.I did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helped (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
5. 5.We did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flies (b) flying (c) flew (d) fly
6. 6.They ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dance (b) will dance (c) have danced (d) danced
7. 7.Dev ___ in the park last week. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) has jogged (d) will jog
8. 8.He ___ a cap yesterday. (a) weared (b) wears (c) will wear (d) wore
9. 9.We ___ in the park yesterday. (a) have jogged (b) jog (c) jogged (d) will jog
10. 10.We did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cooked (d) cook
11. 11.You ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) will run (b) runned (c) ran (d) run
12. 12.She did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tell (b) telling (c) told (d) tells
13. 13.___ he play cricket two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
14. 14.Pooja ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwed (b) threw (c) throws (d) will throw
15. 15.My brother did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baking (b) bake (c) baked (d) bakes
16. 16.___ they cook rice yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
17. 17.I ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bringed (b) bring (c) brought (d) will bring
18. 18.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eating (c) eaten (d) eated
19. 19.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flying (d) flew
20. 20.___ he build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
21. 21.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wore (c) wearing (d) worn
22. 22.You did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sends (b) sending (c) sent (d) send
23. 23.Rohan did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drank (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
24. 24.They ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wore (b) weared (c) wear (d) will wear
25. 25.They ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) wash (d) have washed
26. 26.___ Arjun win the match last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
27. 27.My friends ___ tea yesterday. (a) maked (b) make (c) made (d) will make
28. 28.I ___ the train yesterday. (a) will take (b) taked (c) take (d) took
29. 29.Ananya did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rides (b) riding (c) rode (d) ride
30. 30.We did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rides (b) rode (c) ride (d) riding
31. 31.We ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaked (b) speak (c) spoke (d) will speak
32. 32.You ___ Grandma last week. (a) help (b) have helped (c) helped (d) will help
33. 33.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) riding (c) rode (d) rided
34. 34.My sister ___ to school last Sunday. (a) will go (b) went (c) goes (d) goed
35. 35.I ___ in the park two days ago. (a) will jog (b) jog (c) have jogged (d) jogged
36. 36.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) drew (d) drawed
37. 37.Meera ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) will swim (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) swims
38. 38.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
39. 39.We did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throw
40. 40.My parents did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swim (d) swimming

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