Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 223 · 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.Yash ___ in the park last week. (a) runs (b) runned (c) ran (d) will run
2. 2.___ we run in the park in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
3. 3.___ my brother jog in the park two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
4. 4.___ you draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
5. 5.___ you watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
6. 6.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writing (c) wrote (d) writed
7. 7.You ___ on the stage last week. (a) dance (b) have danced (c) will dance (d) danced
8. 8.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
9. 9.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) drew (d) drawed
10. 10.___ he cook rice last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
11. 11.We ___ the ball last week. (a) catch (b) catched (c) will catch (d) caught
12. 12.___ my friends dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.She did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogging
14. 14.I ___ a kite last week. (a) will fly (b) flew (c) flyed (d) fly
15. 15.They ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) run (b) runned (c) will run (d) ran
16. 16.Ishaan did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carries (d) carried
17. 17.___ they send a message last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
18. 18.Aisha ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flew (b) flyed (c) flies (d) will fly
19. 19.Ira did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washing (d) washed
20. 20.___ you fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
21. 21.___ they tell a story yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
22. 22.They did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jogs
23. 23.___ my sister clean the room yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
24. 24.He did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) took
25. 25.You ___ a cap yesterday. (a) weared (b) wear (c) wore (d) will wear
26. 26.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rode (c) rided (d) ridden
27. 27.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drunk
28. 28.Manav did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapped
29. 29.The students ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) bought (b) buyed (c) will buy (d) buy
30. 30.She did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jogging
31. 31.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wore (c) worn (d) weared
32. 32.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
33. 33.They ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wear (b) will wear (c) wore (d) weared
34. 34.Aarav did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbed (d) climbs
35. 35.___ my brother plant a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
36. 36.We did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drawing (b) drew (c) draw (d) draws
37. 37.___ the children bring lunch yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
39. 39.Farhan did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study (d) studied
40. 40.___ he write a letter in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does

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