Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 699 · 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.I ___ the ball yesterday. (a) threw (b) throw (c) throwed (d) will throw
2. 2.We did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catch (b) catches (c) caught (d) catching
3. 3.I ___ lunch yesterday. (a) will bring (b) brought (c) bring (d) bringed
4. 4.She ___ cricket two days ago. (a) will play (b) plays (c) played (d) has played
5. 5.___ my sister eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
6. 6.___ Neel plant a tree yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
7. 7.___ Ananya wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
8. 8.___ they carry the bag last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
9. 9.They ___ a cap in 2023. (a) will wear (b) wear (c) weared (d) wore
10. 10.I ___ for the team yesterday. (a) have clapped (b) clapped (c) will clap (d) clap
11. 11.She ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carried (b) will carry (c) carries (d) has carried
12. 12.She did not ___ to school last week. (a) go (b) goes (c) went (d) going
13. 13.___ he help Grandma last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
14. 14.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
15. 15.___ Kunal go to school two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
16. 16.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) ran (d) run
17. 17.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
18. 18.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taken (c) taking (d) taked
19. 19.He ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) has helped (b) helped (c) will help (d) helps
20. 20.I ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) ride (b) rided (c) will ride (d) rode
21. 21.I did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carried (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carries
22. 22.___ you clean the room yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
23. 23.___ the students go to school last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
24. 24.Kavya ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) will dance (b) dances (c) has danced (d) danced
25. 25.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) thrown (c) throwing (d) throwed
26. 26.My parents ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) threw (b) throw (c) will throw (d) throwed
27. 27.You ___ lunch yesterday. (a) will bring (b) bring (c) bringed (d) brought
28. 28.Sneha ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) has helped (b) helped (c) helps (d) will help
29. 29.Meera did not ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flies (b) flew (c) flying (d) fly
30. 30.We ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flyed (b) fly (c) will fly (d) flew
31. 31.My sister ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) will wash (c) has washed (d) washed
32. 32.You ___ a cap two days ago. (a) will wear (b) weared (c) wear (d) wore
33. 33.He did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
34. 34.I ___ a story in 2023. (a) telled (b) will tell (c) tell (d) told
35. 35.My brother ___ milk two days ago. (a) will drink (b) drinks (c) drinked (d) drank
36. 36.I ___ the ball last week. (a) will catch (b) catch (c) caught (d) catched
37. 37.We did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) planted (c) plant (d) planting
38. 38.___ we climb a tree in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
39. 39.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wearing (c) weared (d) wore
40. 40.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) ate (c) eated (d) eating

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