Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 365 · 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.Kavya ___ lunch two days ago. (a) brought (b) bringed (c) will bring (d) brings
2. 2.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flying (d) flew
3. 3.___ we clean the room in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
4. 4.My sister ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) has planted (c) will plant (d) planted
5. 5.___ Ishaan eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.___ we jog in the park yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
7. 7.My parents did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw
8. 8.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) gone (c) went (d) goed
9. 9.They ___ vegetables last week. (a) will buy (b) buy (c) buyed (d) bought
10. 10.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) ran (c) run (d) running
11. 11.You did not ___ a letter last week. (a) wrote (b) writes (c) writing (d) write
12. 12.___ she jog in the park in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
13. 13.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
14. 14.My brother ___ the train in 2023. (a) taked (b) will take (c) took (d) takes
15. 15.___ I bring lunch in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
16. 16.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
17. 17.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
18. 18.She did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleaned (b) clean (c) cleans (d) cleaning
19. 19.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) worn (c) weared (d) wore
20. 20.___ my friends catch the ball last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
21. 21.My sister did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flew (b) flies (c) flying (d) fly
22. 22.You ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buy (b) will buy (c) buyed (d) bought
23. 23.They ___ a letter in 2023. (a) will write (b) writed (c) wrote (d) write
24. 24.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
25. 25.We ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bake (b) will bake (c) have baked (d) baked
26. 26.I did not ___ in the park last week. (a) ran (b) runs (c) running (d) run
27. 27.We did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washed (b) washing (c) washes (d) wash
28. 28.___ the children send a message in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
29. 29.Aisha did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbed (d) climbs
30. 30.___ he wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
31. 31.___ I swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
32. 32.Priya ___ a message in 2023. (a) sends (b) sended (c) sent (d) will send
33. 33.You ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) will ride (b) rode (c) ride (d) rided
34. 34.She ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) bought (b) will buy (c) buys (d) buyed
35. 35.Ishaan did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbed (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbs
36. 36.___ my brother jog in the park last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
37. 37.My sister ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helps (b) helped (c) has helped (d) will help
38. 38.Ishaan did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) clean
39. 39.Saanvi ___ the match in 2023. (a) will win (b) winned (c) won (d) wins
40. 40.___ they build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does

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