Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 165 · 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.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drew (c) drawn (d) drawed
2. 2.___ we speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
3. 3.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
4. 4.You did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
5. 5.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
6. 6.You did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) told (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
7. 7.You did not ___ a song last Sunday. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sing (d) sang
8. 8.He did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carried (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
9. 9.___ my brother drink milk last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
10. 10.I did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bring (b) brings (c) brought (d) bringing
11. 11.Arjun ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planted (b) will plant (c) has planted (d) plants
12. 12.___ she clean the room in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
13. 13.Neel ___ milk two days ago. (a) drank (b) drinked (c) drinks (d) will drink
14. 14.Ira ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wears (b) will wear (c) weared (d) wore
15. 15.I did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watch (b) watched (c) watching (d) watches
16. 16.___ you watch a cartoon last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
17. 17.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) going (c) gone (d) goed
18. 18.My friends ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runned (b) ran (c) will run (d) run
19. 19.They did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tells (b) told (c) telling (d) tell
20. 20.We ___ to school last Sunday. (a) go (b) will go (c) goed (d) went
21. 21.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swam
22. 22.Aisha did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jog (d) jogging
23. 23.I ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinked (b) will drink (c) drank (d) drink
24. 24.___ we bring lunch yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
25. 25.Riya ___ the train two days ago. (a) took (b) taked (c) will take (d) takes
26. 26.___ she make tea yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
27. 27.We did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studied (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
28. 28.You ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) built (b) builded (c) build (d) will build
29. 29.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) took (c) taking (d) taked
30. 30.Zoya did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washing (b) wash (c) washed (d) washes
31. 31.She ___ a song last week. (a) sang (b) will sing (c) has sung (d) sings
32. 32.Aarav ___ a story yesterday. (a) telled (b) tells (c) told (d) will tell
33. 33.Myra did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) builds (b) built (c) build (d) building
34. 34.My parents did not ___ rice two days ago. (a) cook (b) cooked (c) cooking (d) cooks
35. 35.They did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) study (c) studying (d) studies
36. 36.He ___ the train last Sunday. (a) will take (b) took (c) taked (d) takes
37. 37.___ they study science yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
38. 38.You ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) will speak
39. 39.Ananya did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carries (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carry
40. 40.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flown (c) flyed (d) flew

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