Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 197 · 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.I did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bring (b) bringing (c) brought (d) brings
2. 2.My sister ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carried (b) carries (c) has carried (d) will carry
3. 3.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throwed
4. 4.He ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) cleans (d) will clean
5. 5.___ my brother plant a tree last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.___ we send a message last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
7. 7.She did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brings (b) brought (c) bringing (d) bring
8. 8.They ___ to school yesterday. (a) go (b) will go (c) goed (d) went
9. 9.___ they study science last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
10. 10.___ they tell a story last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
11. 11.I did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing (d) played
12. 12.She ___ cricket yesterday. (a) will play (b) has played (c) plays (d) played
13. 13.You did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dances (d) dancing
14. 14.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
15. 15.___ I cook rice yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
16. 16.The children did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) win (b) wins (c) won (d) winning
17. 17.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
18. 18.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) writing (d) wrote
19. 19.___ we ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
20. 20.Pooja ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writed (b) wrote (c) writes (d) will write
21. 21.My brother did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) win (b) won (c) wins (d) winning
22. 22.I did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writing (b) wrote (c) write (d) writes
23. 23.Riya ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drew (b) draws (c) drawed (d) will draw
24. 24.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
25. 25.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawed
26. 26.___ I watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.___ my sister climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
28. 28.___ I send a message last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
29. 29.___ she feed the dog yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
30. 30.Manav did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helped (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
31. 31.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
32. 32.___ you jog in the park in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
33. 33.I ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climb (b) have climbed (c) will climb (d) climbed
34. 34.___ you drink milk last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
35. 35.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
36. 36.Aisha did not ___ the ball last week. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catch (d) catching
37. 37.He did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) take (b) taking (c) takes (d) took
38. 38.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaked (c) speaking (d) spoken
39. 39.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) running (c) runned (d) ran
40. 40.___ Nisha climb a tree in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar