Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 4 · 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.Rohan ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swimmed (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swims
2. 2.Aarav did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rode (b) riding (c) rides (d) ride
3. 3.Ishaan ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) has watched (b) will watch (c) watched (d) watches
4. 4.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swimming
5. 5.___ my brother draw a picture two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
6. 6.I did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) plays (b) playing (c) play (d) played
7. 7.___ he jog in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
8. 8.My brother did not ___ cricket last week. (a) plays (b) played (c) play (d) playing
9. 9.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writed (c) writing (d) written
10. 10.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
11. 11.___ I carry the bag yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
12. 12.She ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) will clap (b) has clapped (c) claps (d) clapped
13. 13.___ we go to school yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
14. 14.___ I wash the dishes last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
15. 15.He did not ___ a cake last week. (a) baking (b) bakes (c) baked (d) bake
16. 16.You did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) ate (b) eating (c) eat (d) eats
17. 17.We ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flyed (b) flew (c) will fly (d) fly
18. 18.___ they swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
19. 19.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) threw (c) throwed (d) throwing
20. 20.She ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) will clean (d) cleans
21. 21.___ he take the train yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
22. 22.I did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) danced (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
23. 23.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
24. 24.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
25. 25.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
26. 26.You did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) makes (b) made (c) making (d) make
27. 27.I ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) builded (b) built (c) build (d) will build
28. 28.He ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runs (b) ran (c) runned (d) will run
29. 29.My friends ___ the bag yesterday. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) carry (d) have carried
30. 30.She did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drink
31. 31.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drew (d) drawing
32. 32.___ he jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
33. 33.My sister ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) will build (b) builded (c) built (d) builds
34. 34.We ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watch (b) watched (c) will watch (d) have watched
35. 35.She did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) wins (b) winning (c) won (d) win
36. 36.My friends ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rode (b) will ride (c) rided (d) ride
37. 37.___ you wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
38. 38.You ___ the ball last week. (a) will throw (b) threw (c) throwed (d) throw
39. 39.My sister did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buy (d) buying
40. 40.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weared (c) worn (d) wore

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar