Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 222 · 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.The children ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drawed (b) draw (c) will draw (d) drew
2. 2.They did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) run (b) ran (c) running (d) runs
3. 3.___ he drink milk yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
4. 4.You did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bring (b) brought (c) bringing (d) brings
5. 5.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) ate (c) eating (d) eated
6. 6.Rohan ___ a song in 2023. (a) sings (b) will sing (c) sang (d) has sung
7. 7.You did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) flying (c) flies (d) fly
8. 8.The children did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wear (d) wore
9. 9.___ my sister go to school two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
10. 10.___ you watch a cartoon last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
11. 11.You ___ cricket yesterday. (a) have played (b) will play (c) played (d) play
12. 12.___ my parents plant a tree last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
13. 13.We ___ the dog in 2023. (a) fed (b) will feed (c) feed (d) feeded
14. 14.My brother ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) danced (b) dances (c) will dance (d) has danced
15. 15.The students did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapped (b) clapping (c) clap (d) claps
16. 16.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) going (c) gone (d) goed
17. 17.My sister did not ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clap (d) clapped
18. 18.My brother did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) plant (c) planting (d) plants
19. 19.You did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogging
20. 20.He ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carries (b) has carried (c) will carry (d) carried
21. 21.___ my cousins drink milk two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
22. 22.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
23. 23.You ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will throw (b) throw (c) threw (d) throwed
24. 24.___ you plant a tree two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
25. 25.The students did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbed (d) climbs
26. 26.They ___ in the park two days ago. (a) ran (b) run (c) will run (d) runned
27. 27.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
28. 28.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
29. 29.My brother did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jog
30. 30.She did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rides (b) rode (c) riding (d) ride
31. 31.___ she dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
32. 32.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawing (c) drawed (d) drawn
33. 33.My brother did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dance
34. 34.My sister ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) has washed (b) washes (c) washed (d) will wash
35. 35.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flew (d) flying
36. 36.My parents ___ cricket two days ago. (a) have played (b) play (c) will play (d) played
37. 37.They ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) will wash (b) have washed (c) washed (d) wash
38. 38.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
39. 39.Tara did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wore (d) wear
40. 40.They ___ the dishes last week. (a) have washed (b) wash (c) will wash (d) washed

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