Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 404 · 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.___ you win the match two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
2. 2.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) running (c) ran (d) runned
3. 3.She did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) goes (b) go (c) going (d) went
4. 4.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wore (c) weared (d) wearing
5. 5.My friends did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swam (d) swimming
6. 6.We ___ milk two days ago. (a) drink (b) will drink (c) drank (d) drinked
7. 7.She did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes (d) took
8. 8.My parents ___ lunch yesterday. (a) will bring (b) bringed (c) brought (d) bring
9. 9.They did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
10. 10.My sister ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeds (b) feeded (c) will feed (d) fed
11. 11.We did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) going (b) went (c) goes (d) go
12. 12.We did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) taking (b) takes (c) take (d) took
13. 13.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drinked
14. 14.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) ate (c) eated (d) eaten
15. 15.My friends did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helping (b) helped (c) helps (d) help
16. 16.They did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) speak
17. 17.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swam (d) swimmed
18. 18.Saanvi did not ___ tea yesterday. (a) making (b) made (c) make (d) makes
19. 19.My sister ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planted (b) plants (c) will plant (d) has planted
20. 20.My parents ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) will swim (d) swim
21. 21.I ___ the room last Sunday. (a) will clean (b) clean (c) have cleaned (d) cleaned
22. 22.They ___ the match last Sunday. (a) won (b) will win (c) winned (d) win
23. 23.We ___ the bag in 2023. (a) have carried (b) will carry (c) carried (d) carry
24. 24.My brother did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washing (b) washed (c) washes (d) wash
25. 25.The students ___ on the stage last week. (a) dance (b) will dance (c) have danced (d) danced
26. 26.___ I watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
27. 27.Aditya ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builds (b) built (c) builded (d) will build
28. 28.He ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) has washed (d) washes
29. 29.Vivaan did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) feed (d) fed
30. 30.You did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bringing (b) brought (c) brings (d) bring
31. 31.You did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) told (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
32. 32.I did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) takes (b) took (c) take (d) taking
33. 33.I ___ a letter two days ago. (a) will write (b) wrote (c) write (d) writed
34. 34.___ we watch a cartoon last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
35. 35.The children did not ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brought (d) brings
36. 36.I did not ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw (d) drew
37. 37.She ___ science in 2023. (a) has studied (b) studied (c) studies (d) will study
38. 38.Manav ___ the bag last week. (a) will carry (b) has carried (c) carried (d) carries
39. 39.My brother ___ milk last Sunday. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drinked
40. 40.My sister did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) washed

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