Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 370 · 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 “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
2. 2.My friends ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helped (b) will help (c) help (d) have helped
3. 3.They did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) ride (b) rides (c) rode (d) riding
4. 4.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
5. 5.My brother ___ to school yesterday. (a) will go (b) goed (c) goes (d) went
6. 6.Priya ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeds (b) feeded (c) will feed (d) fed
7. 7.They did not ___ cricket last week. (a) play (b) plays (c) played (d) playing
8. 8.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flew (d) flying
9. 9.My sister did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooks (b) cooking (c) cooked (d) cook
10. 10.We ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) will wash (b) have washed (c) wash (d) washed
11. 11.My parents ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flyed (b) flew (c) fly (d) will fly
12. 12.I ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) builded (b) build (c) built (d) will build
13. 13.___ the students carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
14. 14.We ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) have danced (c) dance (d) will dance
15. 15.Tara did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) clean (b) cleaned (c) cleaning (d) cleans
16. 16.We ___ the match last week. (a) winned (b) won (c) win (d) will win
17. 17.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speaked
18. 18.They ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wear (b) will wear (c) wore (d) weared
19. 19.He ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) has washed (c) washes (d) will wash
20. 20.She ___ vegetables last week. (a) will buy (b) bought (c) buyed (d) buys
21. 21.___ they eat a mango yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
22. 22.Farhan ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swims (d) will swim
23. 23.Aarav did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) studying (c) study (d) studied
24. 24.___ you dance on the stage two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
25. 25.We did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) telling (b) tells (c) told (d) tell
26. 26.___ my parents ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
27. 27.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drank
28. 28.___ she jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
29. 29.The students ___ a cake two days ago. (a) will bake (b) bake (c) baked (d) have baked
30. 30.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
31. 31.___ my brother throw the ball in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
32. 32.I ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drew (b) drawed (c) draw (d) will draw
33. 33.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writed (d) writing
34. 34.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swam
35. 35.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) ran (d) running
36. 36.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
37. 37.___ he win the match two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
38. 38.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) went (c) goed (d) gone
39. 39.I ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drew (b) drawed (c) will draw (d) draw
40. 40.___ Nisha play cricket yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does

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