Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 48 · 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.He ___ the ball in 2023. (a) will catch (b) catches (c) catched (d) caught
2. 2.___ Sneha wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
3. 3.___ you bring lunch in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
4. 4.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) took (d) taking
5. 5.Diya ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) has jogged (d) will jog
6. 6.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
7. 7.___ you carry the bag two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
8. 8.They ___ a message last Sunday. (a) send (b) sended (c) sent (d) will send
9. 9.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawed
10. 10.You did not ___ a song last week. (a) sang (b) sing (c) singing (d) sings
11. 11.___ my sister wear a cap two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
12. 12.Ananya did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eats (b) eat (c) eating (d) ate
13. 13.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
14. 14.Vivaan did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writing (b) wrote (c) writes (d) write
15. 15.My sister did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) winning (b) win (c) wins (d) won
16. 16.___ we catch the ball last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
17. 17.Rohan did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swim (b) swam (c) swims (d) swimming
18. 18.___ he plant a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
19. 19.I did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
20. 20.They ___ rice yesterday. (a) cook (b) will cook (c) have cooked (d) cooked
21. 21.My friends did not ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sings (b) sing (c) singing (d) sang
22. 22.___ Rohan ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
23. 23.Zoya ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sings (b) has sung (c) will sing (d) sang
24. 24.Karan ___ Grandma last week. (a) helps (b) helped (c) has helped (d) will help
25. 25.He did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studying (b) studied (c) study (d) studies
26. 26.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
27. 27.We ___ a cap two days ago. (a) weared (b) wore (c) will wear (d) wear
28. 28.___ I swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
29. 29.___ they wear a cap in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
30. 30.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drunk (d) drank
31. 31.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
32. 32.He did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) takes (b) taking (c) took (d) take
33. 33.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
34. 34.___ you make tea two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
35. 35.Vivaan ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throws (b) throwed (c) will throw (d) threw
36. 36.She ___ milk last week. (a) will drink (b) drinked (c) drinks (d) drank
37. 37.He ___ a tree in 2023. (a) has climbed (b) will climb (c) climbed (d) climbs
38. 38.They ___ in the park in 2023. (a) will jog (b) have jogged (c) jog (d) jogged
39. 39.___ we buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flying (c) flew (d) flyed

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