Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 41 · 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.My sister ___ a kite last week. (a) flies (b) flew (c) flyed (d) will fly
2. 2.___ I take the train two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
3. 3.___ you catch the ball two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
4. 4.I ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jog (b) will jog (c) have jogged (d) jogged
5. 5.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) going (c) gone (d) goed
6. 6.He ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will catch (b) catches (c) catched (d) caught
7. 7.He did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studies (b) studied (c) studying (d) study
8. 8.Meera ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drew (b) will draw (c) draws (d) drawed
9. 9.My sister did not ___ cricket last week. (a) playing (b) played (c) play (d) plays
10. 10.___ the students sing a song in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
11. 11.She did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) ran (b) run (c) runs (d) running
12. 12.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wore (c) weared (d) worn
13. 13.___ I ride a bicycle last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
14. 14.We did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
15. 15.They ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clap (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) have clapped
16. 16.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawing (c) drawn (d) drew
17. 17.Kunal did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) running (c) ran (d) run
18. 18.___ he jog in the park two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
19. 19.My brother did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooking (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) cook
20. 20.___ Priya clean the room last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
21. 21.She did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) help (b) helps (c) helped (d) helping
22. 22.She ___ a cake yesterday. (a) will bake (b) baked (c) bakes (d) has baked
23. 23.Rohan did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) flew
24. 24.___ I swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
25. 25.He ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buyed (d) will buy
26. 26.My friends ___ a message two days ago. (a) send (b) sended (c) will send (d) sent
27. 27.I ___ the match yesterday. (a) will win (b) win (c) won (d) winned
28. 28.___ we dance on the stage last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
29. 29.I did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) threw (d) throw
30. 30.___ the children win the match in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
31. 31.They ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) will climb (b) have climbed (c) climbed (d) climb
32. 32.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flown (c) flyed (d) flying
33. 33.My brother ___ the bag yesterday. (a) has carried (b) will carry (c) carries (d) carried
34. 34.She did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) made (b) makes (c) making (d) make
35. 35.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
36. 36.___ you climb a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
37. 37.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drinked (d) drank
38. 38.___ Saanvi climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.___ he swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
40. 40.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made

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