Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 363 · 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.I ___ the ball last week. (a) will throw (b) throw (c) threw (d) throwed
2. 2.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) went (c) gone (d) goed
3. 3.My brother did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) riding (b) rides (c) ride (d) rode
4. 4.___ we study science yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
5. 5.I ___ science yesterday. (a) study (b) will study (c) studied (d) have studied
6. 6.___ Myra wear a cap last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
7. 7.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) drawed (d) drew
8. 8.___ Aditya bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
9. 9.You did not ___ for the team two days ago. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clap (d) clapped
10. 10.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
11. 11.She ___ a message in 2023. (a) will send (b) sends (c) sent (d) sended
12. 12.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
13. 13.The children ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throw (b) threw (c) will throw (d) throwed
14. 14.She ___ a story two days ago. (a) tells (b) told (c) will tell (d) telled
15. 15.___ he cook rice last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.Farhan did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buy (b) buys (c) bought (d) buying
17. 17.You did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watch (b) watched (c) watching (d) watches
18. 18.Omkar ___ tea last Sunday. (a) makes (b) will make (c) maked (d) made
19. 19.She did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planting (b) planted (c) plant (d) plants
20. 20.Manav did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) takes (b) taking (c) took (d) take
21. 21.___ she build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
22. 22.Aarav did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
23. 23.___ I plant a tree in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
24. 24.___ I jog in the park two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
25. 25.You did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catch (b) caught (c) catching (d) catches
26. 26.He ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringed (b) brought (c) will bring (d) brings
27. 27.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
28. 28.He ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) has watched (b) watches (c) watched (d) will watch
29. 29.She ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watches (b) will watch (c) has watched (d) watched
30. 30.I ___ for the team last week. (a) clap (b) have clapped (c) will clap (d) clapped
31. 31.Farhan ___ a picture in 2023. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) draws (d) drew
32. 32.___ you play cricket last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
33. 33.The children ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drink (d) will drink
34. 34.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
35. 35.___ we cook rice two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
36. 36.She did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) run (b) ran (c) running (d) runs
37. 37.You did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planting (b) plants (c) planted (d) plant
38. 38.They did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flying (b) flies (c) flew (d) fly
39. 39.___ Aditya climb a tree two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
40. 40.I ___ a story two days ago. (a) tell (b) will tell (c) told (d) telled

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