Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 391 · 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.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flew (c) flyed (d) flown
3. 3.The students ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flyed (b) flew (c) will fly (d) fly
4. 4.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drinked
5. 5.Kunal ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rided (b) rides (c) will ride (d) rode
6. 6.My parents did not ___ a mango last week. (a) eats (b) eating (c) ate (d) eat
7. 7.My parents ___ cricket yesterday. (a) play (b) will play (c) have played (d) played
8. 8.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
9. 9.He did not ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) riding (b) rides (c) rode (d) ride
10. 10.___ Zoya ride a bicycle last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
11. 11.I did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooked
12. 12.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throwed
13. 13.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eating (c) eated (d) ate
14. 14.We ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writed (b) wrote (c) write (d) will write
15. 15.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swam
16. 16.You did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draw (b) drew (c) draws (d) drawing
17. 17.The children ___ a tree two days ago. (a) planted (b) will plant (c) plant (d) have planted
18. 18.She did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washes (b) washed (c) wash (d) washing
19. 19.___ I cook rice yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
20. 20.___ he plant a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
21. 21.Ananya did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaning (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) clean
22. 22.I ___ the train two days ago. (a) take (b) will take (c) taked (d) took
23. 23.I did not ___ in the park last week. (a) runs (b) running (c) ran (d) run
24. 24.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) took (d) taken
25. 25.My cousins ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wear (b) weared (c) wore (d) will wear
26. 26.My friends ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clapped (b) will clap (c) have clapped (d) clap
27. 27.I ___ milk two days ago. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drink
28. 28.___ the children carry the bag in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
29. 29.Ishaan ___ a song in 2023. (a) will sing (b) has sung (c) sang (d) sings
30. 30.___ I write a letter last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
31. 31.We did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helping (b) helped (c) helps (d) help
32. 32.My sister ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helps (b) helped (c) has helped (d) will help
33. 33.___ you write a letter last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
34. 34.They ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) will bake (b) have baked (c) bake (d) baked
35. 35.My brother ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buys (b) buyed (c) will buy (d) bought
36. 36.The students did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaking (b) speaks (c) speak (d) spoke
37. 37.Meera ___ the bag yesterday. (a) will carry (b) carries (c) has carried (d) carried
38. 38.___ we catch the ball yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.They ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speak (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) will speak
40. 40.You ___ for the team last week. (a) clap (b) have clapped (c) will clap (d) clapped

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