Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 669 · 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 “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
2. 2.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
3. 3.She did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) took (b) take (c) takes (d) taking
4. 4.You did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) taking (b) took (c) takes (d) take
5. 5.Meera did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flying (b) flew (c) flies (d) fly
6. 6.She did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flew (b) flies (c) flying (d) fly
7. 7.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) threw (c) throwed (d) throwing
8. 8.___ my parents write a letter last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
9. 9.My sister did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flying (b) flies (c) flew (d) fly
10. 10.The children ___ in the pool last week. (a) swim (b) will swim (c) swimmed (d) swam
11. 11.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swam (d) swimming
12. 12.We did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) won (b) wins (c) win (d) winning
13. 13.The children did not ___ tea last week. (a) makes (b) making (c) made (d) make
14. 14.We ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rided (b) ride (c) rode (d) will ride
15. 15.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) spoken (d) speaked
16. 16.He ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) has helped (b) helped (c) will help (d) helps
17. 17.They ___ cricket yesterday. (a) play (b) have played (c) will play (d) played
18. 18.She did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throw (d) throwing
19. 19.We did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance
20. 20.Karan ___ tea yesterday. (a) maked (b) will make (c) made (d) makes
21. 21.My brother ___ the train yesterday. (a) taked (b) took (c) takes (d) will take
22. 22.I ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) have carried (b) will carry (c) carried (d) carry
23. 23.She ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) will dance (b) dances (c) danced (d) has danced
24. 24.___ I build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
25. 25.My brother ___ in the pool last week. (a) swam (b) swimmed (c) swims (d) will swim
26. 26.She did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watching (b) watched (c) watches (d) watch
27. 27.Karan did not ___ science yesterday. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) studied
28. 28.___ Zoya clean the room yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
29. 29.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
30. 30.___ Nisha eat a mango in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
31. 31.___ the children feed the dog last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
32. 32.My friends did not ___ a song last week. (a) sing (b) singing (c) sings (d) sang
33. 33.You ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throw (b) threw (c) will throw (d) throwed
34. 34.My brother did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dances (d) dancing
35. 35.She ___ a message yesterday. (a) sended (b) sent (c) will send (d) sends
36. 36.She did not ___ a bicycle last week. (a) ride (b) rode (c) riding (d) rides
37. 37.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawing (c) drawn (d) drew
38. 38.Priya did not ___ for the team last week. (a) clapped (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clap
39. 39.___ the children cook rice yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
40. 40.They ___ a story last week. (a) telled (b) will tell (c) told (d) tell

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