Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 178 · 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.___ my cousins study science two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
2. 2.She did not ___ tea last week. (a) made (b) making (c) makes (d) make
3. 3.We did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study (d) studied
4. 4.___ Ananya carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
5. 5.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) wrote (d) writing
6. 6.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flew (c) flying (d) flyed
7. 7.My parents ___ science in 2023. (a) studied (b) study (c) will study (d) have studied
8. 8.Zoya did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flying (b) flies (c) flew (d) fly
9. 9.I ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eat (b) eated (c) ate (d) will eat
10. 10.They ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) wash (c) will wash (d) have washed
11. 11.___ Priya catch the ball in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
12. 12.She ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) maked (c) will make (d) makes
13. 13.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
14. 14.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
15. 15.___ they take the train two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
16. 16.Zoya ___ a picture yesterday. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) draws (d) drew
17. 17.___ we clean the room last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
18. 18.___ he carry the bag yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
19. 19.I ___ a kite last week. (a) fly (b) flew (c) will fly (d) flyed
20. 20.___ Arjun carry the bag last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
21. 21.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) run (c) runned (d) running
22. 22.I did not ___ a mango last week. (a) eats (b) ate (c) eating (d) eat
23. 23.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) going (c) goed (d) went
24. 24.I did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleans
25. 25.We ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) will feed (b) fed (c) feeded (d) feed
26. 26.He did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carried (d) carries
27. 27.They did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) baking (b) bake (c) baked (d) bakes
28. 28.Aditya did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eating (b) ate (c) eat (d) eats
29. 29.___ we build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
30. 30.He ___ to school last Sunday. (a) will go (b) goed (c) goes (d) went
31. 31.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
32. 32.You did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helping (b) helped (c) help (d) helps
33. 33.___ Vivaan bake a cake in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
34. 34.___ she eat a mango last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
35. 35.My sister ___ a story yesterday. (a) telled (b) tells (c) will tell (d) told
36. 36.She did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brought (d) brings
37. 37.My sister did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buys (b) buy (c) bought (d) buying
38. 38.I ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwed (b) throw (c) will throw (d) threw
39. 39.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
40. 40.She ___ a song two days ago. (a) sang (b) will sing (c) has sung (d) sings

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