Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 278 · 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.___ he catch the ball two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
2. 2.My brother did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) going (b) went (c) goes (d) go
3. 3.My brother did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) running (b) run (c) runs (d) ran
4. 4.___ he drink milk yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
5. 5.You did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brings (b) bringing (c) bring (d) brought
6. 6.The students ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drink (d) will drink
7. 7.They ___ lunch two days ago. (a) will bring (b) bringed (c) brought (d) bring
8. 8.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
9. 9.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
10. 10.My brother ___ tea in 2023. (a) maked (b) made (c) will make (d) makes
11. 11.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) wrote (d) writing
12. 12.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taken (c) taking (d) taked
13. 13.I ___ the ball last week. (a) will catch (b) caught (c) catch (d) catched
14. 14.Neel did not ___ a message last week. (a) send (b) sending (c) sent (d) sends
15. 15.___ Ananya study science last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
16. 16.___ we fly a kite in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
17. 17.My brother ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sent (b) sended (c) will send (d) sends
18. 18.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eating (c) eaten (d) eated
19. 19.Riya did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) bought
20. 20.My cousins ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) have played (c) will play (d) play
21. 21.My brother ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wore (b) will wear (c) weared (d) wears
22. 22.I ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) have washed (b) wash (c) will wash (d) washed
23. 23.___ they take the train yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
24. 24.They ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flyed (b) fly (c) will fly (d) flew
25. 25.They did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch (d) watched
26. 26.___ the children ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
27. 27.He ___ to school last Sunday. (a) goes (b) will go (c) goed (d) went
28. 28.You did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) danced (b) dancing (c) dance (d) dances
29. 29.The children did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) makes (b) make (c) made (d) making
30. 30.___ you speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
31. 31.My parents did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleans
32. 32.___ we throw the ball last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
33. 33.You did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapping (b) clapped (c) clap (d) claps
34. 34.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinked
35. 35.My friends ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) winned (c) will win (d) win
36. 36.I ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) will ride (b) ride (c) rided (d) rode
37. 37.They did not ___ a picture last week. (a) drew (b) draws (c) drawing (d) draw
38. 38.They did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooked (d) cooking
39. 39.She did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drank (b) drinking (c) drink (d) drinks
40. 40.Zoya ___ to school two days ago. (a) goes (b) goed (c) will go (d) went

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