Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 596 · 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.Arjun did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washes (b) washing (c) washed (d) wash
2. 2.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drunk
3. 3.They ___ a message last week. (a) send (b) will send (c) sent (d) sended
4. 4.___ Kabir carry the bag two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
5. 5.We ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throw (b) will throw (c) threw (d) throwed
6. 6.He ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) will watch (b) watched (c) has watched (d) watches
7. 7.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drew (d) drawing
8. 8.___ you cook rice two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
9. 9.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) threw (c) throwing (d) thrown
10. 10.She did not ___ lunch last week. (a) bring (b) brought (c) brings (d) bringing
11. 11.I did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbing
12. 12.Pooja ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watches (b) will watch (c) watched (d) has watched
13. 13.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swam (c) swum (d) swimming
14. 14.I ___ cricket last week. (a) played (b) have played (c) will play (d) play
15. 15.She ___ a song yesterday. (a) has sung (b) sings (c) will sing (d) sang
16. 16.My brother did not ___ milk last week. (a) drinks (b) drinking (c) drink (d) drank
17. 17.We ___ a letter last week. (a) write (b) writed (c) wrote (d) will write
18. 18.We did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooked
19. 19.___ he win the match last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
20. 20.You ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) have helped (b) will help (c) help (d) helped
21. 21.My cousins ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plant (b) will plant (c) planted (d) have planted
22. 22.___ she wear a cap in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
23. 23.He ___ a cap two days ago. (a) weared (b) wears (c) will wear (d) wore
24. 24.___ you clean the room in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
25. 25.Priya did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swim (d) swimming
26. 26.Kavya did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleaning
27. 27.___ Manav tell a story yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
28. 28.___ the students draw a picture last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
29. 29.___ we wear a cap last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
30. 30.___ we speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
31. 31.We ___ a cartoon last week. (a) will watch (b) have watched (c) watch (d) watched
32. 32.We did not ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) built (b) builds (c) build (d) building
33. 33.Zoya did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) help (b) helping (c) helped (d) helps
34. 34.I did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carries (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carry
35. 35.___ Rahul bake a cake last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
36. 36.Kunal ___ the ball last week. (a) throws (b) threw (c) will throw (d) throwed
37. 37.___ my friends draw a picture in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
38. 38.___ the children plant a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
39. 39.My brother ___ in the park two days ago. (a) runs (b) runned (c) ran (d) will run
40. 40.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought

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