Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 560 · 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.We did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bring (d) brings
2. 2.You ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writed (b) wrote (c) will write (d) write
3. 3.___ Rahul eat a mango yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
4. 4.My sister ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwed (b) throws (c) threw (d) will throw
5. 5.___ you climb a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
6. 6.___ the children run in the park last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
7. 7.My brother did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flying (b) flew (c) fly (d) flies
8. 8.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
9. 9.___ we climb a tree yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
10. 10.Rahul ___ science last Sunday. (a) will study (b) studied (c) has studied (d) studies
11. 11.___ she climb a tree last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
12. 12.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flew (c) flown (d) flying
13. 13.Aarav ___ in the pool last week. (a) swims (b) swam (c) will swim (d) swimmed
14. 14.He ___ vegetables last week. (a) buys (b) will buy (c) buyed (d) bought
15. 15.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinked (c) drinking (d) drunk
16. 16.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runned
17. 17.Kabir ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flyed (b) flew (c) will fly (d) flies
18. 18.___ Isha watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
19. 19.___ she wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
20. 20.She ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) will wash (d) has washed
21. 21.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
22. 22.___ the children build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
23. 23.They ___ the train two days ago. (a) took (b) taked (c) will take (d) take
24. 24.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writing (d) writed
25. 25.He did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) tells (b) tell (c) telling (d) told
26. 26.___ Saanvi go to school two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
27. 27.You did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swam (d) swims
28. 28.Aditya ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eated (b) will eat (c) eats (d) ate
29. 29.___ we build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
30. 30.She did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) built (b) builds (c) build (d) building
31. 31.___ she go to school yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
32. 32.I did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) wash (c) washing (d) washes
33. 33.My friends did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) drew (d) draw
34. 34.We ___ rice yesterday. (a) cook (b) have cooked (c) will cook (d) cooked
35. 35.My sister did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) take (b) taking (c) takes (d) took
36. 36.You did not ___ tea last week. (a) made (b) making (c) makes (d) make
37. 37.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) weared (c) wore (d) wearing
38. 38.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) throwed (d) threw
39. 39.___ my sister ride a bicycle last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
40. 40.___ you play cricket last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did

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