Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 264 · 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.___ we catch the ball yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
2. 2.Omkar ___ a picture last week. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) drew (d) draws
3. 3.___ Tara make tea in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
4. 4.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) thrown (c) throwed (d) throwing
5. 5.You did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rode (b) rides (c) ride (d) riding
6. 6.___ Yash go to school yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
7. 7.We did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) played
8. 8.Ananya did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) go (b) went (c) goes (d) going
9. 9.Aarav ___ the ball two days ago. (a) will throw (b) throws (c) throwed (d) threw
10. 10.___ he plant a tree in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
11. 11.I did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) won (b) winning (c) win (d) wins
12. 12.My sister did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) went (b) going (c) goes (d) go
13. 13.You did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brings (b) brought (c) bring (d) bringing
14. 14.She ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runned (b) ran (c) runs (d) will run
15. 15.They did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) ran (b) running (c) run (d) runs
16. 16.___ they write a letter two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
17. 17.My sister ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eated (b) ate (c) eats (d) will eat
18. 18.I did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) make (b) makes (c) making (d) made
19. 19.I did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helps (b) helping (c) helped (d) help
20. 20.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) runned (c) run (d) running
21. 21.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
22. 22.I ___ cricket last week. (a) play (b) have played (c) played (d) will play
23. 23.They did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) telling (b) told (c) tell (d) tells
24. 24.They did not ___ milk last week. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drink
25. 25.My parents ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) will speak (d) speaked
26. 26.My sister did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) run (c) ran (d) running
27. 27.He did not ___ a cake last week. (a) bake (b) baked (c) baking (d) bakes
28. 28.___ my friends throw the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
29. 29.My sister ___ tea yesterday. (a) makes (b) maked (c) made (d) will make
30. 30.___ Myra tell a story last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
31. 31.Dev ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) will build (b) built (c) builds (d) builded
32. 32.___ I cook rice yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
33. 33.Omkar ___ tea yesterday. (a) will make (b) makes (c) maked (d) made
34. 34.___ she take the train yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
35. 35.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) worn (c) wearing (d) wore
36. 36.___ he watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
37. 37.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flew (d) flying
38. 38.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
39. 39.___ the children clean the room yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
40. 40.___ you help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was

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