Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 685 · 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.Neel did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
2. 2.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) won (c) winned
3. 3.My brother did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flew (d) flies
4. 4.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
5. 5.Farhan did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feed (b) feeds (c) fed (d) feeding
6. 6.You ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will plant (b) plant (c) have planted (d) planted
7. 7.___ you study science last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
8. 8.Dev ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) plays (b) played (c) will play (d) has played
9. 9.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drew (c) drawn (d) drawing
10. 10.You did not ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sing (b) sang (c) sings (d) singing
11. 11.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flew (d) flying
12. 12.She did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) playing (b) plays (c) played (d) play
13. 13.I ___ a bicycle last week. (a) will ride (b) rided (c) rode (d) ride
14. 14.___ they go to school last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
15. 15.You did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) drew
16. 16.He did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbing (b) climbed (c) climbs (d) climb
17. 17.The children did not ___ a mango last week. (a) eating (b) eats (c) eat (d) ate
18. 18.He did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watch (d) watched
19. 19.___ they play cricket last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
20. 20.The children did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carried (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
21. 21.___ we plant a tree two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
22. 22.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) going (c) went (d) goed
23. 23.You did not ___ tea last week. (a) made (b) makes (c) make (d) making
24. 24.___ my brother cook rice last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
25. 25.My sister ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throwed (d) will throw
26. 26.My parents ___ to school yesterday. (a) will go (b) went (c) goed (d) go
27. 27.___ Aisha write a letter last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
28. 28.___ my brother clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
29. 29.You ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) have helped (b) help (c) helped (d) will help
30. 30.___ we drink milk in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
31. 31.___ the students feed the dog two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
32. 32.I did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking (d) spoke
33. 33.He did not ___ to school two days ago. (a) going (b) went (c) goes (d) go
34. 34.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runned
35. 35.___ they feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
36. 36.Priya did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooked (b) cooking (c) cooks (d) cook
37. 37.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eated (c) ate (d) eaten
38. 38.___ you win the match last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
39. 39.___ she throw the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
40. 40.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed

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