Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 724 · 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.He did not ___ a story last week. (a) told (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
2. 2.___ my brother swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
3. 3.We ___ on the stage last week. (a) dance (b) danced (c) have danced (d) will dance
4. 4.We did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drink (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drinks
5. 5.___ my brother eat a mango last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
6. 6.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wore (c) wearing (d) weared
7. 7.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) going (c) goed (d) gone
8. 8.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) ran (c) runned (d) run
9. 9.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drinked (d) drank
10. 10.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) throwing (c) throwed (d) thrown
11. 11.My sister ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringed (b) brought (c) will bring (d) brings
12. 12.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swimmed (d) swum
13. 13.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) ate (c) eaten (d) eating
14. 14.He ___ a cap last week. (a) weared (b) wore (c) will wear (d) wears
15. 15.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) feeded (c) fed
16. 16.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drew (c) drawing (d) drawed
17. 17.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
18. 18.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) plant (d) have planted
19. 19.They did not ___ in the park last week. (a) ran (b) run (c) runs (d) running
20. 20.He ___ a song two days ago. (a) has sung (b) will sing (c) sang (d) sings
21. 21.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speaked (c) spoken (d) spoke
22. 22.___ we plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
23. 23.My friends ___ a bicycle last week. (a) will ride (b) ride (c) rided (d) rode
24. 24.The students ___ a mango two days ago. (a) ate (b) eat (c) eated (d) will eat
25. 25.You ___ the room yesterday. (a) clean (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) have cleaned
26. 26.She did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) plants (c) planting (d) plant
27. 27.You did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) jogs (d) jogging
28. 28.They ___ lunch last week. (a) bring (b) bringed (c) will bring (d) brought
29. 29.You ___ science two days ago. (a) study (b) will study (c) studied (d) have studied
30. 30.Kunal ___ a kite yesterday. (a) will fly (b) flew (c) flies (d) flyed
31. 31.___ they jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
32. 32.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) riding (c) rode (d) rided
33. 33.___ they clean the room two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
34. 34.___ they bake a cake in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
35. 35.I ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clap (b) clapped (c) have clapped (d) will clap
36. 36.Nisha did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throws (b) throw (c) throwing (d) threw
37. 37.___ she bring lunch last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
38. 38.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) took (c) taking (d) taked
39. 39.___ they write a letter last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
40. 40.My sister ___ science yesterday. (a) has studied (b) will study (c) studies (d) studied

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