Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 511 · 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 “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
2. 2.Manav ___ milk yesterday. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drinked
3. 3.We did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sent (b) sends (c) sending (d) send
4. 4.My cousins ___ a story last Sunday. (a) told (b) telled (c) will tell (d) tell
5. 5.___ Nisha jog in the park yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
6. 6.Aditya ___ a kite last week. (a) flies (b) will fly (c) flyed (d) flew
7. 7.___ you ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
8. 8.My brother ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) will bake (d) has baked
9. 9.They did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planting (b) planted (c) plant (d) plants
10. 10.My brother ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) bought (b) buyed (c) will buy (d) buys
11. 11.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) run (c) runned (d) running
12. 12.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
13. 13.___ you wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
14. 14.___ Kabir catch the ball last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
15. 15.___ Ishaan make tea last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.My friends ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) will wash (b) wash (c) washed (d) have washed
17. 17.I did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleaning
18. 18.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rode
19. 19.___ Farhan run in the park last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
20. 20.My sister did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studying (b) studied (c) studies (d) study
21. 21.We ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) will eat (b) eated (c) ate (d) eat
22. 22.They did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
23. 23.I ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) will speak (b) speak (c) speaked (d) spoke
24. 24.I ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) wash (b) will wash (c) have washed (d) washed
25. 25.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swam
26. 26.The students did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planted (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
27. 27.___ he go to school two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
28. 28.Manav did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planted (b) planting (c) plants (d) plant
29. 29.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) going (c) gone (d) went
30. 30.___ Kabir study science last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
31. 31.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) writed (c) written (d) wrote
32. 32.He ___ the train last Sunday. (a) takes (b) took (c) taked (d) will take
33. 33.___ you drink milk last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
34. 34.Ishaan ___ to school last Sunday. (a) goed (b) went (c) goes (d) will go
35. 35.They did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) clean
36. 36.The students ___ the ball last week. (a) catched (b) caught (c) will catch (d) catch
37. 37.My friends ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flyed (b) will fly (c) fly (d) flew
38. 38.___ Rahul win the match two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
39. 39.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
40. 40.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed

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