Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 356 · 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.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) runned (c) ran (d) run
2. 2.My brother did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeding (b) feeds (c) feed (d) fed
3. 3.She ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drawed (b) draws (c) will draw (d) drew
4. 4.___ Aarav watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
5. 5.Karan ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catched (b) will catch (c) caught (d) catches
6. 6.___ my sister buy vegetables last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
7. 7.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) wrote (c) written (d) writed
8. 8.___ Dev climb a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
9. 9.We did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogged
10. 10.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
11. 11.Sneha did not ___ the ball last week. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) threw
12. 12.___ he go to school last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
13. 13.___ my brother win the match last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
14. 14.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eated (c) ate (d) eating
15. 15.We ___ a cap last week. (a) weared (b) wear (c) wore (d) will wear
16. 16.___ I help Grandma two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
17. 17.___ she swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
18. 18.I ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) clean (d) will clean
19. 19.___ you make tea yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
20. 20.He ___ a message yesterday. (a) sent (b) sended (c) will send (d) sends
21. 21.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swimmed (d) swam
22. 22.They ___ on the stage last week. (a) danced (b) have danced (c) dance (d) will dance
23. 23.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
24. 24.You did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) flying (c) fly (d) flies
25. 25.___ Kabir draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
26. 26.___ Dev swim in the pool last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
27. 27.Kunal did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bring (d) brings
28. 28.Vivaan ___ to school last week. (a) goes (b) will go (c) goed (d) went
29. 29.You did not ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) wrote
30. 30.___ Isha help Grandma yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
31. 31.___ they run in the park in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
32. 32.___ he watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
33. 33.She did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cook
34. 34.___ she drink milk in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
35. 35.We did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends (d) sent
36. 36.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
37. 37.___ I fly a kite last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
38. 38.I ___ a cartoon last week. (a) have watched (b) will watch (c) watch (d) watched
39. 39.You did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sends (b) sending (c) send (d) sent
40. 40.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinked (c) drinking (d) drank

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