Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 464 · 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.She did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jog
2. 2.She did not ___ a picture last week. (a) drawing (b) draw (c) draws (d) drew
3. 3.___ the children clean the room two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
4. 4.She ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) will watch (b) watches (c) watched (d) has watched
5. 5.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) writing (d) wrote
6. 6.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) took (c) taked (d) taken
7. 7.They ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jog (b) have jogged (c) jogged (d) will jog
8. 8.You did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studies (b) studied (c) studying (d) study
9. 9.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will climb (b) have climbed (c) climbed (d) climb
10. 10.He ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carries (b) carried (c) will carry (d) has carried
11. 11.___ they clap for the team last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
12. 12.He ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) runs (b) ran (c) runned (d) will run
13. 13.You ___ a picture two days ago. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) drew (d) draw
14. 14.Zoya ___ the bag in 2023. (a) has carried (b) carries (c) will carry (d) carried
15. 15.___ you build a sandcastle last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
16. 16.Yash ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) builds (b) builded (c) will build (d) built
17. 17.___ he send a message last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
18. 18.My parents did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flying (d) flies
19. 19.___ they win the match two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
20. 20.My parents ___ a letter last week. (a) write (b) writed (c) wrote (d) will write
21. 21.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
22. 22.Diya did not ___ lunch last week. (a) brings (b) bring (c) bringing (d) brought
23. 23.My sister ___ rice in 2023. (a) has cooked (b) cooks (c) cooked (d) will cook
24. 24.I did not ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buying (b) buy (c) bought (d) buys
25. 25.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwing
26. 26.My sister ___ a cake yesterday. (a) will bake (b) baked (c) bakes (d) has baked
27. 27.___ Isha wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
28. 28.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) went (c) goed (d) going
29. 29.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) run (c) runned (d) ran
30. 30.I did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) brought
31. 31.You ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watch (b) have watched (c) will watch (d) watched
32. 32.___ Saanvi study science in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
33. 33.I did not ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rides (b) rode (c) ride (d) riding
34. 34.They ___ cricket yesterday. (a) have played (b) played (c) will play (d) play
35. 35.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
36. 36.Omkar ___ a picture last week. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) drew (d) draws
37. 37.You did not ___ science in 2023. (a) study (b) studied (c) studies (d) studying
38. 38.She ___ tea last Sunday. (a) made (b) will make (c) makes (d) maked
39. 39.The students did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sent (b) sending (c) send (d) sends
40. 40.Diya did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wore (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wears

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