Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 70 · 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 “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawed (c) drew (d) drawn
2. 2.They did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flying (d) flies
3. 3.We ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) will clean (d) clean
4. 4.___ they take the train in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
5. 5.___ Rohan buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
6. 6.My friends ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tell (b) will tell (c) telled (d) told
7. 7.We did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watches (b) watched (c) watching (d) watch
8. 8.You did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell (d) told
9. 9.Dev ___ a picture two days ago. (a) draws (b) will draw (c) drawed (d) drew
10. 10.___ he wear a cap two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
11. 11.___ you make tea last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
12. 12.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) run (c) runned (d) ran
13. 13.The children ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) have planted (b) planted (c) will plant (d) plant
14. 14.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
15. 15.___ the children tell a story yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
16. 16.We ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carried (b) will carry (c) carry (d) have carried
17. 17.They did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swam
18. 18.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
19. 19.I ___ the dishes last week. (a) wash (b) will wash (c) washed (d) have washed
20. 20.___ you wear a cap yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
21. 21.He ___ in the park two days ago. (a) will jog (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) has jogged
22. 22.___ I wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
23. 23.___ you study science in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
24. 24.___ Manav bake a cake yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
25. 25.You ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climb (b) have climbed (c) will climb (d) climbed
26. 26.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
27. 27.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writed (c) writing (d) written
28. 28.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wore (c) weared (d) worn
29. 29.He did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) dance (c) dances (d) dancing
30. 30.___ he sing a song last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
31. 31.They ___ a tree last week. (a) plant (b) have planted (c) will plant (d) planted
32. 32.Kabir ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) weared (c) wears (d) will wear
33. 33.I ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will jog (b) jog (c) jogged (d) have jogged
34. 34.He did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buying (b) buys (c) buy (d) bought
35. 35.He ___ to school last week. (a) will go (b) goes (c) goed (d) went
36. 36.The students ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watch (b) have watched (c) will watch (d) watched
37. 37.We did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
38. 38.They ___ tea last Sunday. (a) made (b) will make (c) make (d) maked
39. 39.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swum (d) swimmed
40. 40.I ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) will play (c) have played (d) play

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