Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 510 · 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.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flew
2. 2.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) written (d) wrote
3. 3.She did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catches (b) catching (c) catch (d) caught
4. 4.You did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) helped
5. 5.She ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buyed (b) will buy (c) bought (d) buys
6. 6.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drank
7. 7.He did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clapped
8. 8.___ he take the train last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
9. 9.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taked (c) taking (d) taken
10. 10.Rahul did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studies (b) studied (c) studying (d) study
11. 11.He ___ the match yesterday. (a) will win (b) won (c) wins (d) winned
12. 12.I ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wear (b) will wear (c) weared (d) wore
13. 13.Priya ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) bought (b) buys (c) buyed (d) will buy
14. 14.They did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes (d) took
15. 15.We did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jog
16. 16.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) going (d) gone
17. 17.She did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dance (b) dancing (c) dances (d) danced
18. 18.___ he fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
19. 19.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swum (d) swam
20. 20.___ she feed the dog two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.Ishaan did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) told (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
22. 22.___ my sister drink milk two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
23. 23.My brother ___ the match two days ago. (a) will win (b) wins (c) winned (d) won
24. 24.You did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) clean (b) cleaned (c) cleaning (d) cleans
25. 25.You ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) have helped (b) will help (c) help (d) helped
26. 26.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throwed
27. 27.___ Neel sing a song last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
28. 28.___ Nisha send a message last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
29. 29.My sister ___ the ball last week. (a) will catch (b) catched (c) catches (d) caught
30. 30.___ they study science last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
31. 31.She did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) ran (c) running (d) run
32. 32.I did not ___ science last week. (a) studied (b) studies (c) studying (d) study
33. 33.He ___ for the team two days ago. (a) will clap (b) has clapped (c) clapped (d) claps
34. 34.___ Manav draw a picture yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
35. 35.___ they sing a song last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.He ___ the ball last week. (a) catches (b) catched (c) will catch (d) caught
37. 37.___ my brother study science two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
38. 38.I did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) taking (b) takes (c) took (d) take
39. 39.___ the children feed the dog two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
40. 40.We ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) will carry (c) carry (d) have carried

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