Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 157 · 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.Meera did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carries (d) carry
2. 2.He did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flies (b) fly (c) flew (d) flying
3. 3.She did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) running (b) run (c) runs (d) ran
4. 4.My cousins ___ in the park in 2023. (a) run (b) runned (c) ran (d) will run
5. 5.___ my brother drink milk last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
6. 6.The children did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbing (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) climb
7. 7.They ___ in the park two days ago. (a) runned (b) run (c) ran (d) will run
8. 8.My friends did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) built (b) builds (c) building (d) build
9. 9.My sister ___ a song yesterday. (a) sang (b) has sung (c) sings (d) will sing
10. 10.They did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) throws (d) threw
11. 11.They did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbed (d) climbing
12. 12.___ you make tea yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
13. 13.___ we tell a story two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
14. 14.He did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plant (b) planted (c) planting (d) plants
15. 15.He ___ to school in 2023. (a) goed (b) goes (c) went (d) will go
16. 16.___ Pooja sing a song in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
17. 17.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writed (c) writing (d) written
18. 18.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwing
19. 19.My sister ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) telled (c) will tell (d) tells
20. 20.My friends ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throw (b) throwed (c) threw (d) will throw
21. 21.___ we draw a picture in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
22. 22.I did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) going (b) went (c) goes (d) go
23. 23.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
24. 24.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drunk (d) drank
25. 25.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weared (c) wore (d) worn
26. 26.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drawing (d) drew
27. 27.I did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tell (b) tells (c) told (d) telling
28. 28.She did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
29. 29.___ my brother go to school yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
30. 30.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
31. 31.___ I write a letter last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
32. 32.___ she sing a song last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
33. 33.They did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watching (b) watched (c) watch (d) watches
34. 34.You did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) brought (b) bring (c) bringing (d) brings
35. 35.___ my brother wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.___ my brother run in the park last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
37. 37.___ we make tea last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
38. 38.I ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carry (b) will carry (c) carried (d) have carried
39. 39.___ I clean the room yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
40. 40.I did not ___ science yesterday. (a) study (b) studied (c) studying (d) studies

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