Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 440 · 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 did not ___ a cap last week. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wear (d) wore
2. 2.They did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) making (b) makes (c) made (d) make
3. 3.___ I clap for the team yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
4. 4.___ my brother cook rice yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
5. 5.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) goed (c) going (d) went
6. 6.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) running (c) runned (d) ran
7. 7.They ___ a letter in 2023. (a) will write (b) write (c) writed (d) wrote
8. 8.I ___ rice two days ago. (a) will cook (b) cooked (c) have cooked (d) cook
9. 9.Farhan ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) wins (c) will win (d) winned
10. 10.He ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brings (b) will bring (c) brought (d) bringed
11. 11.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinking (c) drinked (d) drunk
12. 12.Neel did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throwing (d) throw
13. 13.My parents ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) will dance (b) have danced (c) danced (d) dance
14. 14.___ you sing a song last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
15. 15.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaked (c) speaking (d) spoke
16. 16.The children did not ___ milk last week. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drank
17. 17.He did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swims (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swim
18. 18.They did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carry
19. 19.I ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) have washed (b) washed (c) wash (d) will wash
20. 20.___ my brother make tea last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
21. 21.She did not ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) tell (c) telling (d) tells
22. 22.My parents ___ tea in 2023. (a) make (b) made (c) maked (d) will make
23. 23.___ he watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
24. 24.___ I plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
25. 25.We ___ cricket yesterday. (a) played (b) have played (c) play (d) will play
26. 26.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rode (c) ridden (d) rided
27. 27.I ___ cricket two days ago. (a) play (b) will play (c) have played (d) played
28. 28.You did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) flew
29. 29.We did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brought (d) brings
30. 30.I did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapping (b) clapped (c) clap (d) claps
31. 31.My sister ___ to school last Sunday. (a) goed (b) went (c) goes (d) will go
32. 32.The students did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
33. 33.We ___ the train two days ago. (a) take (b) will take (c) taked (d) took
34. 34.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flew (c) flying (d) flown
35. 35.He ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) will help (b) has helped (c) helps (d) helped
36. 36.I did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
37. 37.___ we carry the bag in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
38. 38.They ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carry (b) have carried (c) will carry (d) carried
39. 39.We ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planted (b) will plant (c) have planted (d) plant
40. 40.My parents ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) wash (b) washed (c) have washed (d) will wash

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