Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 545 · 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 ___ science last week. (a) has studied (b) studies (c) will study (d) studied
2. 2.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taken (c) took (d) taking
3. 3.My brother did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bring (b) brings (c) bringing (d) brought
4. 4.She ___ a song two days ago. (a) sings (b) has sung (c) sang (d) will sing
5. 5.He did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throw
6. 6.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) runned (c) run (d) running
7. 7.They did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) taking (b) take (c) took (d) takes
8. 8.You did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) took (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
9. 9.My parents ___ the room yesterday. (a) will clean (b) have cleaned (c) cleaned (d) clean
10. 10.My friends ___ in the park in 2023. (a) ran (b) run (c) runned (d) will run
11. 11.___ I drink milk in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
12. 12.My brother ___ Grandma last week. (a) will help (b) helped (c) has helped (d) helps
13. 13.___ my brother clean the room last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
14. 14.___ Rohan catch the ball last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
15. 15.He ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) will build (b) builds (c) builded (d) built
16. 16.Omkar ___ the bag yesterday. (a) has carried (b) carried (c) carries (d) will carry
17. 17.___ they bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
18. 18.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
19. 19.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writed (c) written (d) writing
20. 20.My sister ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buys (b) buyed (c) bought (d) will buy
21. 21.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
22. 22.You did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) planted (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
23. 23.My friends ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) will run (b) run (c) ran (d) runned
24. 24.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
25. 25.___ my cousins ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
26. 26.My sister ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clapped (b) has clapped (c) claps (d) will clap
27. 27.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) going (c) goed (d) went
28. 28.You ___ in the park last week. (a) ran (b) run (c) runned (d) will run
29. 29.I ___ a story last Sunday. (a) will tell (b) telled (c) told (d) tell
30. 30.He ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) has clapped (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) claps
31. 31.You ___ a tree yesterday. (a) have planted (b) planted (c) plant (d) will plant
32. 32.___ Saanvi take the train in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
33. 33.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rode (c) ridden (d) rided
34. 34.Diya did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plants (b) planted (c) plant (d) planting
35. 35.Arjun did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) makes (b) made (c) make (d) making
36. 36.My sister did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) win (c) winning (d) wins
37. 37.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
38. 38.___ we watch a cartoon last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
39. 39.I ___ a cap yesterday. (a) will wear (b) weared (c) wear (d) wore
40. 40.They ___ the train last week. (a) will take (b) take (c) taked (d) took

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