Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 707 · 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.She ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) swims (b) will swim (c) swam (d) swimmed
2. 2.My brother ___ a song in 2023. (a) sings (b) sang (c) has sung (d) will sing
3. 3.They ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) will watch (b) watch (c) have watched (d) watched
4. 4.My sister ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bringed (b) brings (c) brought (d) will bring
5. 5.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) worn (c) wore (d) weared
6. 6.She ___ milk yesterday. (a) drinks (b) drinked (c) will drink (d) drank
7. 7.They did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) helped
8. 8.___ Rahul swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
9. 9.___ my brother carry the bag in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
10. 10.They ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) ride (b) will ride (c) rode (d) rided
11. 11.___ we carry the bag in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
12. 12.She ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throws (b) will throw (c) threw (d) throwed
13. 13.You did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drink
14. 14.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
15. 15.___ we buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
16. 16.My brother ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) has climbed (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) will climb
17. 17.___ we bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
18. 18.___ my brother clean the room yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
19. 19.___ Karan catch the ball last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
20. 20.___ you swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
21. 21.Aarav did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) studying (c) studies (d) study
22. 22.___ she run in the park two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
23. 23.___ Kabir watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
24. 24.She did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) bought
25. 25.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drank (d) drunk
26. 26.She ___ a kite in 2023. (a) will fly (b) flew (c) flyed (d) flies
27. 27.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) throwing (c) thrown (d) throwed
28. 28.___ we drink milk last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
29. 29.She ___ a message in 2023. (a) sends (b) will send (c) sended (d) sent
30. 30.You did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) study (c) studies (d) studying
31. 31.The children ___ the bag in 2023. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) have carried (d) carry
32. 32.He ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) washed (c) will wash (d) has washed
33. 33.He ___ milk two days ago. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drinks
34. 34.They ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catch (b) will catch (c) catched (d) caught
35. 35.___ they clean the room in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
36. 36.She did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throw (d) throwing
37. 37.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) took (d) taked
38. 38.They did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) win (b) wins (c) winning (d) won
39. 39.You ___ the dishes last week. (a) wash (b) have washed (c) washed (d) will wash
40. 40.He ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) bought (b) will buy (c) buys (d) buyed

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