Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 192 · 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 sister ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carries (b) carried (c) has carried (d) will carry
2. 2.I did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watches (d) watched
3. 3.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) threw (c) throwing (d) thrown
4. 4.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
5. 5.My brother ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runned (b) runs (c) will run (d) ran
6. 6.We did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) threw (d) throws
7. 7.You ___ a kite in 2023. (a) fly (b) flew (c) flyed (d) will fly
8. 8.___ they bake a cake yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
9. 9.Vivaan ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swims
10. 10.___ we take the train two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
11. 11.___ Meera help Grandma yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
12. 12.___ you clap for the team yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
13. 13.I ___ the ball last week. (a) catched (b) will catch (c) caught (d) catch
14. 14.___ she wear a cap two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
15. 15.___ my sister watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
16. 16.The students did not ___ a mango last week. (a) eating (b) ate (c) eat (d) eats
17. 17.Saanvi did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooked
18. 18.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) ate (c) eaten (d) eated
19. 19.They ___ a message in 2023. (a) send (b) sended (c) sent (d) will send
20. 20.He did not ___ for the team last week. (a) clapped (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapping
21. 21.You did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) makes (b) make (c) made (d) making
22. 22.The children ___ for the team yesterday. (a) will clap (b) clap (c) clapped (d) have clapped
23. 23.You ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catched (b) catch (c) will catch (d) caught
24. 24.He did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
25. 25.My sister did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drawing (d) drew
26. 26.___ my sister eat a mango yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
27. 27.___ they throw the ball in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
28. 28.___ Riya write a letter in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
29. 29.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaked (c) spoken (d) speaking
30. 30.Aisha ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) will help (b) helps (c) has helped (d) helped
31. 31.We did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) take (b) takes (c) took (d) taking
32. 32.He ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) will plant (b) plants (c) planted (d) has planted
33. 33.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
34. 34.They ___ a cake yesterday. (a) will bake (b) have baked (c) baked (d) bake
35. 35.We ___ milk last Sunday. (a) will drink (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drink
36. 36.They ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swim (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swam
37. 37.___ my sister bring lunch in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
38. 38.My cousins did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eat (b) eats (c) ate (d) eating
39. 39.You ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinked (b) will drink (c) drink (d) drank
40. 40.___ my cousins wear a cap yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did

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