Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 745 · 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.My brother ___ the room last Sunday. (a) has cleaned (b) cleaned (c) will clean (d) cleans
2. 2.___ we buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
3. 3.Aarav ___ a kite two days ago. (a) will fly (b) flies (c) flew (d) flyed
4. 4.You did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swimming (b) swims (c) swim (d) swam
5. 5.I ___ milk yesterday. (a) drink (b) will drink (c) drank (d) drinked
6. 6.My sister did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) wash (b) washing (c) washed (d) washes
7. 7.Neel ___ the ball two days ago. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catched (d) will catch
8. 8.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drinked (c) drunk (d) drank
9. 9.Myra ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) has danced (b) danced (c) will dance (d) dances
10. 10.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) took (d) taken
11. 11.___ she feed the dog yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
12. 12.My brother did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rides (b) ride (c) riding (d) rode
13. 13.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sent (c) sending
14. 14.My friends ___ a cap last week. (a) weared (b) wear (c) wore (d) will wear
15. 15.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) written (d) wrote
16. 16.Meera ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writes (b) wrote (c) will write (d) writed
17. 17.___ he bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
18. 18.You did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) claps (b) clapping (c) clapped (d) clap
19. 19.___ you clean the room in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
20. 20.___ my brother wash the dishes last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) eating (d) ate
22. 22.Isha ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) carries (c) has carried (d) will carry
23. 23.___ my sister throw the ball two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
24. 24.We did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) running (b) runs (c) ran (d) run
25. 25.I did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catches (b) catch (c) catching (d) caught
26. 26.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
27. 27.He ___ rice last Sunday. (a) will cook (b) cooks (c) has cooked (d) cooked
28. 28.___ the students help Grandma last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
29. 29.___ he buy vegetables last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
30. 30.They did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
31. 31.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
32. 32.You did not ___ the ball last week. (a) caught (b) catches (c) catching (d) catch
33. 33.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
34. 34.___ we draw a picture in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
35. 35.They ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carry (b) carried (c) will carry (d) have carried
36. 36.You did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) winning (b) wins (c) win (d) won
37. 37.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) went (c) goed (d) gone
38. 38.We ___ cricket in 2023. (a) play (b) have played (c) will play (d) played
39. 39.___ they eat a mango last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
40. 40.Aarav did not ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) writes (b) writing (c) write (d) wrote

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