Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 372 · 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.We ___ the train yesterday. (a) taked (b) take (c) will take (d) took
2. 2.Rahul ___ a kite yesterday. (a) will fly (b) flew (c) flies (d) flyed
3. 3.I ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) carried (c) have carried (d) will carry
4. 4.They ___ a kite yesterday. (a) fly (b) will fly (c) flyed (d) flew
5. 5.___ Karan clap for the team in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
6. 6.My sister did not ___ a tree last week. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) planted
7. 7.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runned
8. 8.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
9. 9.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) ate (c) eated (d) eating
10. 10.___ I tell a story last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
11. 11.Kabir did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wore
12. 12.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
13. 13.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drank
14. 14.We did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catch (b) caught (c) catches (d) catching
15. 15.___ Kavya take the train last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
16. 16.You ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooked (b) cook (c) have cooked (d) will cook
17. 17.___ you buy vegetables last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
18. 18.He did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) threw (b) throw (c) throws (d) throwing
19. 19.___ Isha wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
20. 20.You did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) caught (b) catching (c) catch (d) catches
21. 21.You ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringed (b) brought (c) will bring (d) bring
22. 22.My friends did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) danced (b) dancing (c) dance (d) dances
23. 23.She ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washes (d) washed
24. 24.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
25. 25.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) throwing (c) thrown (d) threw
26. 26.___ my parents drink milk yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.___ Dev tell a story last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
28. 28.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawn
29. 29.We did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) jogging
30. 30.___ he clap for the team two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
31. 31.Aarav did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) told (b) tell (c) telling (d) tells
32. 32.She did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) wins (b) won (c) winning (d) win
33. 33.___ the children carry the bag last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
34. 34.We ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) have carried (c) carried (d) will carry
35. 35.I ___ the dishes last week. (a) have washed (b) will wash (c) washed (d) wash
36. 36.___ the students speak Hindi last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
37. 37.She ___ the train last week. (a) will take (b) takes (c) took (d) taked
38. 38.___ you tell a story last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
39. 39.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
40. 40.I did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jogs

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