Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 59 · 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 brother ___ cricket in 2023. (a) plays (b) played (c) will play (d) has played
2. 2.My parents did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bring (d) brings
3. 3.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) took (c) taking (d) taken
4. 4.She ___ to school last week. (a) will go (b) goed (c) goes (d) went
5. 5.I did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) makes (b) making (c) made (d) make
6. 6.Karan ___ a story last Sunday. (a) telled (b) will tell (c) told (d) tells
7. 7.___ they play cricket last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
8. 8.My friends did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throw (d) throws
9. 9.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
10. 10.You did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) taking (b) takes (c) took (d) take
11. 11.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
12. 12.My sister ___ a kite yesterday. (a) will fly (b) flyed (c) flew (d) flies
13. 13.___ my brother clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
14. 14.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flew (c) flyed (d) flown
15. 15.___ I plant a tree in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
16. 16.My parents ___ the room two days ago. (a) will clean (b) clean (c) have cleaned (d) cleaned
17. 17.___ the children run in the park last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
18. 18.He ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brings (b) will bring (c) bringed (d) brought
19. 19.Aditya ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) will ride (b) rode (c) rides (d) rided
20. 20.___ my brother help Grandma in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
22. 22.I ___ a mango last week. (a) eated (b) will eat (c) ate (d) eat
23. 23.___ they win the match last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
24. 24.The children did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bring (d) brings
25. 25.Meera did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planting (b) planted (c) plants (d) plant
26. 26.___ Rohan jog in the park in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
27. 27.You did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
28. 28.___ Kavya play cricket yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
29. 29.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drew (d) drawing
30. 30.She did not ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eats (b) ate (c) eating (d) eat
31. 31.___ he take the train last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
32. 32.___ he plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
33. 33.We did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carry (d) carried
34. 34.They did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) climbing
35. 35.___ my brother carry the bag in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
36. 36.___ we carry the bag two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
37. 37.___ he run in the park in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
38. 38.___ she drink milk last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
39. 39.He ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) drawed (b) draws (c) drew (d) will draw
40. 40.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) runned (c) ran (d) run

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