Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 732 · 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.The students did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) run (b) ran (c) running (d) runs
2. 2.I ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) ride (b) rided (c) will ride (d) rode
3. 3.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) running (c) runned (d) run
4. 4.My brother ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helps (b) will help (c) helped (d) has helped
5. 5.___ Pooja plant a tree two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
6. 6.Kunal did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) make (b) makes (c) made (d) making
7. 7.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
8. 8.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
9. 9.___ Kunal send a message yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
10. 10.___ Myra swim in the pool last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
11. 11.You did not ___ a letter last week. (a) wrote (b) writing (c) writes (d) write
12. 12.I did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buys (b) buy (c) bought (d) buying
13. 13.Rohan did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) goes (c) going (d) go
14. 14.I did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) clean
15. 15.My brother ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) has carried (b) carries (c) will carry (d) carried
16. 16.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
17. 17.___ the students make tea yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
18. 18.They ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wear (b) will wear (c) weared (d) wore
19. 19.___ we catch the ball last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
20. 20.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) ate (c) eating (d) eaten
21. 21.___ they draw a picture in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
22. 22.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
23. 23.She did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogs (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogged
24. 24.Neel ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringed (b) will bring (c) brings (d) brought
25. 25.___ you build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
26. 26.___ he drink milk last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
27. 27.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drunk (d) drinked
28. 28.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swimmed (c) swam (d) swum
29. 29.Aisha did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wore
30. 30.Kabir did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studies (b) studied (c) study (d) studying
31. 31.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taked (c) taking (d) took
32. 32.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) gone (c) went (d) goed
33. 33.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
34. 34.My brother ___ a story two days ago. (a) told (b) telled (c) tells (d) will tell
35. 35.___ he run in the park two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.I ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writed (b) write (c) will write (d) wrote
37. 37.Priya did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) speak
38. 38.They ___ tea two days ago. (a) make (b) maked (c) made (d) will make
39. 39.They ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watch (b) watched (c) have watched (d) will watch
40. 40.She ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) runs (b) ran (c) runned (d) will run

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