Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 568 · 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.My friends did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carry
2. 2.___ I plant a tree last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
3. 3.You ___ a cake two days ago. (a) will bake (b) bake (c) baked (d) have baked
4. 4.___ you bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
5. 5.___ we study science yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
6. 6.Rahul ___ the ball yesterday. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throwed (d) will throw
7. 7.___ she catch the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
8. 8.___ I study science last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
9. 9.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drew (c) drawn (d) drawing
10. 10.They did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) made (b) making (c) makes (d) make
11. 11.He ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) has helped (b) helps (c) will help (d) helped
12. 12.They ___ to school in 2023. (a) will go (b) go (c) goed (d) went
13. 13.___ she take the train two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
14. 14.___ he tell a story yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
15. 15.She did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sends (b) send (c) sending (d) sent
16. 16.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) run (d) ran
17. 17.My friends ___ the match two days ago. (a) will win (b) win (c) winned (d) won
18. 18.You ___ science in 2023. (a) will study (b) study (c) have studied (d) studied
19. 19.___ Farhan send a message two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
20. 20.My cousins ___ for the team yesterday. (a) will clap (b) have clapped (c) clap (d) clapped
21. 21.She ___ vegetables last week. (a) bought (b) buyed (c) will buy (d) buys
22. 22.___ we ride a bicycle last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
23. 23.I ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) have planted (d) plant
24. 24.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taked (c) taken (d) taking
25. 25.Priya did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carried (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
26. 26.You did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) wrote (b) writing (c) write (d) writes
27. 27.___ Karan fly a kite last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
28. 28.___ Myra buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
29. 29.___ I study science in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
30. 30.___ Diya play cricket last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
31. 31.My brother did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carried (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
32. 32.You did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flew (b) flying (c) flies (d) fly
33. 33.They did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wears (b) wearing (c) wore (d) wear
34. 34.___ they drink milk last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
35. 35.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drunk (c) drinked (d) drinking
36. 36.___ my sister jog in the park two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
37. 37.We ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throw (b) throwed (c) threw (d) will throw
38. 38.Manav ___ the train last week. (a) taked (b) took (c) will take (d) takes
39. 39.___ my brother help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
40. 40.___ I carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do

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