Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 304 · 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.They did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapping (b) claps (c) clapped (d) clap
2. 2.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
3. 3.Vivaan ___ the dishes last week. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washes (d) washed
4. 4.You did not ___ science last week. (a) study (b) studies (c) studied (d) studying
5. 5.My brother ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throws (b) throwed (c) will throw (d) threw
6. 6.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
7. 7.He did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carried (d) carrying
8. 8.My cousins did not ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sang (b) sing (c) singing (d) sings
9. 9.You ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rode (b) rided (c) ride (d) will ride
10. 10.___ she wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
11. 11.We ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) will carry (c) have carried (d) carry
12. 12.We ___ the ball last week. (a) will throw (b) throwed (c) throw (d) threw
13. 13.___ Meera run in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
14. 14.I ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swam (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swim
15. 15.___ you feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
16. 16.He ___ a tree last week. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) has climbed (d) will climb
17. 17.They did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catch (b) catching (c) catches (d) caught
18. 18.My parents ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) have clapped (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) clap
19. 19.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) went (c) gone (d) goed
20. 20.You ___ cricket in 2023. (a) have played (b) played (c) play (d) will play
21. 21.___ my sister drink milk two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
22. 22.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taken (c) taked (d) took
23. 23.___ my parents watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
24. 24.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) written (d) wrote
25. 25.___ they win the match two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
26. 26.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinked
27. 27.My sister did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) sings (b) sang (c) singing (d) sing
28. 28.My sister ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) will clean (d) has cleaned
29. 29.___ Zoya jog in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
30. 30.Ishaan did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) danced
31. 31.___ she run in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
32. 32.___ you watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
33. 33.___ he win the match in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
34. 34.They ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) have baked (b) will bake (c) baked (d) bake
35. 35.___ she take the train last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
36. 36.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flew
37. 37.___ my brother eat a mango two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
38. 38.He ___ a message last week. (a) sent (b) will send (c) sended (d) sends
39. 39.I ___ science in 2023. (a) will study (b) study (c) have studied (d) studied
40. 40.They ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bring (b) brought (c) will bring (d) bringed

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