Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 504 · 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 did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
2. 2.I did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) helps (c) helping (d) help
3. 3.We did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studied (b) studies (c) study (d) studying
4. 4.___ Vivaan catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
5. 5.___ he tell a story last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
6. 6.Myra ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) will climb (d) has climbed
7. 7.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
8. 8.We did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throw (d) throws
9. 9.He ___ in the park yesterday. (a) ran (b) runned (c) runs (d) will run
10. 10.Rohan did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plants (b) planted (c) planting (d) plant
11. 11.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) written (d) writing
12. 12.My sister ___ science yesterday. (a) will study (b) studied (c) has studied (d) studies
13. 13.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drew (c) drawed (d) drawn
14. 14.Arjun ___ the match last week. (a) won (b) wins (c) winned (d) will win
15. 15.We ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) will ride (b) ride (c) rided (d) rode
16. 16.She did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carried
17. 17.My brother ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wears
18. 18.___ my brother play cricket last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
19. 19.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
20. 20.___ you buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
21. 21.___ I go to school yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
22. 22.They did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drank (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
23. 23.___ I play cricket last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
24. 24.Tara did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) cleaning
25. 25.You did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) throw (d) threw
26. 26.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drinking
27. 27.___ Farhan cook rice last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
28. 28.He did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) ran (c) run (d) running
29. 29.___ Saanvi plant a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
30. 30.My sister did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) makes (b) make (c) made (d) making
31. 31.He did not ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) wrote
32. 32.He ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleans (b) will clean (c) has cleaned (d) cleaned
33. 33.The students ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) have danced (b) will dance (c) danced (d) dance
34. 34.Meera did not ___ rice yesterday. (a) cooked (b) cooking (c) cook (d) cooks
35. 35.Riya did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draw (b) drew (c) drawing (d) draws
36. 36.___ Isha run in the park in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
37. 37.My parents did not ___ for the team two days ago. (a) claps (b) clap (c) clapping (d) clapped
38. 38.I ___ the room two days ago. (a) clean (b) will clean (c) have cleaned (d) cleaned
39. 39.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) ate (c) eated (d) eaten
40. 40.You ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swimmed (b) swim (c) will swim (d) swam

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