Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 598 · 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.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) taked (d) took
2. 2.Arjun did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) bought (b) buy (c) buying (d) buys
3. 3.Arjun ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleans (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) has cleaned
4. 4.We ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will run (b) runned (c) run (d) ran
5. 5.___ they speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
6. 6.___ we fly a kite yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
7. 7.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) run (c) running (d) ran
8. 8.I did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) taking (b) took (c) take (d) takes
9. 9.___ my parents speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
10. 10.We did not ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) plants (c) plant (d) planting
11. 11.___ Myra swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
12. 12.___ I plant a tree in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
13. 13.Neel did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) running (b) run (c) runs (d) ran
14. 14.My sister did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carry (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carries
15. 15.You did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) planted (c) plant (d) planting
16. 16.I did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) climbing (d) climb
17. 17.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wearing (c) weared (d) wore
18. 18.She ___ a message last week. (a) sended (b) will send (c) sends (d) sent
19. 19.We did not ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) fed
20. 20.___ they sing a song last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
21. 21.Isha ___ a cap in 2023. (a) weared (b) wore (c) will wear (d) wears
22. 22.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
23. 23.___ my sister build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
24. 24.Priya did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flew (d) flies
25. 25.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) throwed (d) threw
26. 26.___ the children buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
27. 27.___ we help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
28. 28.They did not ___ in the park last week. (a) run (b) runs (c) ran (d) running
29. 29.She ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) will watch (b) has watched (c) watched (d) watches
30. 30.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
31. 31.___ they buy vegetables last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
32. 32.Aarav did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaning (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
33. 33.___ my friends eat a mango yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
34. 34.I ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planted (b) have planted (c) will plant (d) plant
35. 35.Vivaan did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feed (b) fed (c) feeding (d) feeds
36. 36.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drank
37. 37.Ira did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throws (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throw
38. 38.___ you bring lunch two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
39. 39.She did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) took (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
40. 40.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) goed (c) went (d) gone

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