Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 350 · 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.My cousins ___ a song in 2023. (a) sang (b) sing (c) have sung (d) will sing
2. 2.He did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) speaks (d) spoke
3. 3.We ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) will play (c) have played (d) play
4. 4.___ my sister plant a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
5. 5.___ I plant a tree last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
6. 6.___ I watch a cartoon last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
7. 7.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flying (c) flew (d) flyed
8. 8.Ananya did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringing (b) brought (c) brings (d) bring
9. 9.He ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washes (b) has washed (c) washed (d) will wash
10. 10.___ she study science in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
11. 11.I ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speak (b) will speak (c) spoke (d) speaked
12. 12.They ___ science two days ago. (a) have studied (b) study (c) will study (d) studied
13. 13.___ we make tea two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
14. 14.___ Ishaan go to school in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
15. 15.We ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feed (b) feeded (c) will feed (d) fed
16. 16.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) writing (d) wrote
17. 17.___ he draw a picture two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
18. 18.___ Priya help Grandma yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
19. 19.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drew (c) drawing (d) drawed
20. 20.Kabir did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carries (d) carry
21. 21.He ___ the ball last week. (a) catched (b) will catch (c) catches (d) caught
22. 22.I ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flyed (b) fly (c) flew (d) will fly
23. 23.The children did not ___ a mango last week. (a) eat (b) eats (c) ate (d) eating
24. 24.They did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) told (b) telling (c) tell (d) tells
25. 25.___ she drink milk two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
26. 26.She ___ Grandma last week. (a) helps (b) helped (c) will help (d) has helped
27. 27.You ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) clean (d) will clean
28. 28.The students did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) goes (b) went (c) go (d) going
29. 29.___ we drink milk yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
30. 30.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
31. 31.Omkar ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will plant (b) has planted (c) planted (d) plants
32. 32.Aarav did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogged
33. 33.He ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catched (d) will catch
34. 34.Farhan ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) will watch (b) watched (c) watches (d) has watched
35. 35.___ Tara play cricket yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
36. 36.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwed
37. 37.You ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) will clean (d) clean
38. 38.He ___ a picture in 2023. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) draws (d) drew
39. 39.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
40. 40.My brother did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drink

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