Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 668 · 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 sister did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) cleaned (d) clean
2. 2.Arjun did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washing (b) washes (c) wash (d) washed
3. 3.We did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) fly (b) flies (c) flew (d) flying
4. 4.Isha did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbed (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climb
5. 5.We did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drink
6. 6.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
7. 7.He ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rides (b) will ride (c) rided (d) rode
8. 8.___ my friends swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
9. 9.She did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swimming (b) swim (c) swims (d) swam
10. 10.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weared (c) worn (d) wore
11. 11.___ Pooja draw a picture two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
12. 12.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
13. 13.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
14. 14.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
15. 15.___ you write a letter last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
16. 16.Omkar ___ science last week. (a) studied (b) will study (c) studies (d) has studied
17. 17.___ we catch the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
18. 18.___ we ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
19. 19.You did not ___ a letter last week. (a) writes (b) wrote (c) writing (d) write
20. 20.The children ___ a story yesterday. (a) will tell (b) telled (c) tell (d) told
21. 21.You did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clapped
22. 22.___ my friends sing a song last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
23. 23.___ they build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
24. 24.___ Aarav study science in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
25. 25.My brother ___ tea last week. (a) maked (b) will make (c) made (d) makes
26. 26.I ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) wash (b) will wash (c) washed (d) have washed
27. 27.She ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) drew (d) draws
28. 28.My sister did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runs
29. 29.They ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringed (b) will bring (c) bring (d) brought
30. 30.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) spoken
31. 31.My brother ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) will wear (b) wore (c) weared (d) wears
32. 32.I did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) spoke (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
33. 33.She ___ milk last week. (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drinks (d) will drink
34. 34.Yash did not ___ lunch last week. (a) brought (b) brings (c) bring (d) bringing
35. 35.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
36. 36.She ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) carries (c) has carried (d) will carry
37. 37.He ___ rice two days ago. (a) has cooked (b) will cook (c) cooked (d) cooks
38. 38.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
39. 39.___ he watch a cartoon last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
40. 40.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) drawed (d) drew

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