Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 653 · 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 ___ the match in 2023. (a) winning (b) won (c) wins (d) win
2. 2.Aisha did not ___ a story last week. (a) telling (b) tell (c) tells (d) told
3. 3.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinked (c) drunk (d) drinking
4. 4.Arjun did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jog
5. 5.I did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rode (b) rides (c) ride (d) riding
6. 6.Kunal ___ in the pool last week. (a) swims (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) will swim
7. 7.___ the students win the match last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
8. 8.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
9. 9.She ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throwed (d) will throw
10. 10.Rohan ___ the room last week. (a) cleaned (b) will clean (c) has cleaned (d) cleans
11. 11.___ the children buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
12. 12.My brother did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) took (b) taking (c) takes (d) take
13. 13.Rahul ___ a picture last week. (a) draws (b) drawed (c) drew (d) will draw
14. 14.___ she wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
15. 15.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
16. 16.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writing (c) wrote (d) writed
17. 17.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
18. 18.___ he plant a tree in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
19. 19.___ Ananya study science two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
20. 20.They ___ in the park in 2023. (a) run (b) ran (c) will run (d) runned
21. 21.You ___ lunch last week. (a) bringed (b) will bring (c) bring (d) brought
22. 22.My brother ___ a song yesterday. (a) will sing (b) has sung (c) sang (d) sings
23. 23.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwed (c) threw (d) throwing
24. 24.___ the children send a message last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
25. 25.The students ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) will bake (b) bake (c) have baked (d) baked
26. 26.We ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) have planted (c) will plant (d) plant
27. 27.You did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helped (b) helps (c) help (d) helping
28. 28.My brother ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eated (b) will eat (c) eats (d) ate
29. 29.___ we win the match in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
30. 30.She ___ rice last Sunday. (a) will cook (b) has cooked (c) cooks (d) cooked
31. 31.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) taken (d) took
32. 32.You did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helped (b) help (c) helps (d) helping
33. 33.We ___ the train last Sunday. (a) take (b) took (c) taked (d) will take
34. 34.We did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flew (b) flies (c) flying (d) fly
35. 35.He did not ___ the ball last week. (a) caught (b) catch (c) catching (d) catches
36. 36.___ my brother sing a song last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
37. 37.___ they catch the ball in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
38. 38.You ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) danced (b) dance (c) have danced (d) will dance
39. 39.___ you tell a story yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
40. 40.Aisha did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helped (b) helping (c) help (d) helps

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