Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 336 · 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.___ Myra build a sandcastle last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
2. 2.___ they throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
3. 3.I ___ to school last week. (a) goed (b) go (c) went (d) will go
4. 4.She ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runned (b) runs (c) will run (d) ran
5. 5.Zoya did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) telling (b) tell (c) told (d) tells
6. 6.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
7. 7.___ they go to school two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
8. 8.My sister ___ a story last Sunday. (a) telled (b) told (c) will tell (d) tells
9. 9.He did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) help (b) helped (c) helps (d) helping
10. 10.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flown (c) flyed (d) flying
11. 11.Dev ___ a cake in 2023. (a) will bake (b) bakes (c) baked (d) has baked
12. 12.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) writing (d) wrote
13. 13.Aarav ___ a cake last week. (a) has baked (b) bakes (c) baked (d) will bake
14. 14.My brother ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbed (b) will climb (c) climbs (d) has climbed
15. 15.___ Dev play cricket two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
16. 16.___ my sister clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
17. 17.She did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) plays (b) play (c) playing (d) played
18. 18.___ he play cricket last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
19. 19.We did not ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants
20. 20.He did not ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) fed (d) feeding
21. 21.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
22. 22.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) taken (d) took
23. 23.We ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clap (b) clapped (c) have clapped (d) will clap
24. 24.___ Kabir fly a kite two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
25. 25.___ she tell a story yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
26. 26.___ they bring lunch yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
27. 27.They ___ in the pool last week. (a) will swim (b) swim (c) swimmed (d) swam
28. 28.We ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throw (b) threw (c) will throw (d) throwed
29. 29.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
30. 30.They ___ a cap last week. (a) weared (b) wore (c) will wear (d) wear
31. 31.___ Rohan take the train last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
32. 32.My brother did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaning (b) cleans (c) cleaned (d) clean
33. 33.He ___ rice last week. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) will cook (d) has cooked
34. 34.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eaten (c) eated (d) ate
35. 35.___ he draw a picture last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
36. 36.___ Riya jog in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
37. 37.He ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baked (b) has baked (c) will bake (d) bakes
38. 38.My brother did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogging (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) jog
39. 39.___ they buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
40. 40.My brother ___ lunch last week. (a) brought (b) will bring (c) bringed (d) brings

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