Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 293 · 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.She did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flies (b) flew (c) fly (d) flying
2. 2.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
3. 3.They did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) wash (c) washes (d) washing
4. 4.___ we write a letter two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
5. 5.You ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringed (b) brought (c) will bring (d) bring
6. 6.She did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) claps (b) clapped (c) clap (d) clapping
7. 7.She did not ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swam (b) swim (c) swims (d) swimming
8. 8.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinking (c) drinked (d) drank
9. 9.They ___ the dishes last week. (a) have washed (b) washed (c) will wash (d) wash
10. 10.___ Karan wear a cap two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
11. 11.___ my sister sing a song in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
12. 12.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) wrote (c) writed (d) written
13. 13.___ we buy vegetables last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
14. 14.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
15. 15.___ we carry the bag two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) ate (d) eating
17. 17.___ we jog in the park two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
18. 18.The children did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buying (d) buy
19. 19.You ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) will draw (b) draw (c) drawed (d) drew
20. 20.My sister did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) told (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
21. 21.Aditya ___ to school in 2023. (a) will go (b) goed (c) went (d) goes
22. 22.___ she write a letter in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
23. 23.The children did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
24. 24.You did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) building (b) build (c) built (d) builds
25. 25.She ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooks (b) will cook (c) cooked (d) has cooked
26. 26.___ I throw the ball yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
27. 27.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flew
28. 28.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) run (d) ran
29. 29.I did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) makes (b) making (c) made (d) make
30. 30.My cousins ___ the room last Sunday. (a) have cleaned (b) cleaned (c) will clean (d) clean
31. 31.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
32. 32.___ we take the train two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.Aditya ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will climb (b) has climbed (c) climbed (d) climbs
34. 34.___ you win the match in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
35. 35.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawed (c) drew (d) drawing
36. 36.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) took (c) taking (d) taked
37. 37.He ___ the bag in 2023. (a) has carried (b) carried (c) carries (d) will carry
38. 38.Rohan ___ a letter last week. (a) writed (b) will write (c) writes (d) wrote
39. 39.___ they play cricket last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
40. 40.Priya ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helps (b) helped (c) will help (d) has helped

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