Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 359 · 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.Ananya ___ the match in 2023. (a) wins (b) will win (c) won (d) winned
2. 2.___ I feed the dog in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
3. 3.She ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) has carried (d) carries
4. 4.___ Karan climb a tree yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
5. 5.You ___ a message last Sunday. (a) send (b) will send (c) sent (d) sended
6. 6.Yash did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rides (b) rode (c) riding (d) ride
7. 7.They did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helped (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
8. 8.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taking (c) taken (d) taked
9. 9.Meera ___ the dishes last week. (a) washes (b) will wash (c) has washed (d) washed
10. 10.___ my sister speak Hindi last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
11. 11.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eating (c) ate (d) eated
12. 12.___ you help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
13. 13.You ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) will ride (b) rided (c) ride (d) rode
14. 14.My friends did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) told
15. 15.Ira did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapped (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clap
16. 16.I ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brought (b) will bring (c) bringed (d) bring
17. 17.My brother did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) draws (b) draw (c) drew (d) drawing
18. 18.He did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catch (b) catches (c) catching (d) caught
19. 19.___ my brother send a message two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
20. 20.___ my parents bring lunch last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) throwing (c) thrown (d) threw
22. 22.She ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will plant (b) has planted (c) plants (d) planted
23. 23.We did not ___ milk last week. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drinking
24. 24.My sister did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
25. 25.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wore (c) wearing (d) weared
26. 26.I did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) write (c) writing (d) writes
27. 27.My brother did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rode (b) rides (c) ride (d) riding
28. 28.We ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimmed (b) swim (c) swam (d) will swim
29. 29.The children ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) have helped (c) will help (d) help
30. 30.___ Rahul catch the ball in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
31. 31.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flown
32. 32.___ you draw a picture yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
33. 33.I did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) making (b) make (c) makes (d) made
34. 34.___ they plant a tree last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
35. 35.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
36. 36.My sister did not ___ science last week. (a) studied (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
37. 37.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) building (c) built
38. 38.___ I feed the dog yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.My friends did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) helped
40. 40.___ they wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did

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