Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 746 · 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.You did not ___ the match last week. (a) wins (b) win (c) winning (d) won
2. 2.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaking (c) speaked (d) spoke
3. 3.He ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throwed (b) will throw (c) throws (d) threw
4. 4.My brother did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wore
5. 5.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
6. 6.___ you fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
7. 7.___ she bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
8. 8.My brother ___ cricket two days ago. (a) will play (b) has played (c) plays (d) played
9. 9.___ the children drink milk two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
10. 10.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eated (c) eating (d) ate
11. 11.___ we take the train yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
12. 12.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawn
13. 13.My sister ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brings (b) will bring (c) bringed (d) brought
14. 14.___ I sing a song yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
15. 15.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
16. 16.You did not ___ a letter last week. (a) wrote (b) writing (c) write (d) writes
17. 17.___ we help Grandma last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
18. 18.He ___ milk last week. (a) will drink (b) drinked (c) drinks (d) drank
19. 19.I did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) planted (c) planting (d) plant
20. 20.My parents ___ a tree last week. (a) plant (b) will plant (c) have planted (d) planted
21. 21.___ she feed the dog in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
22. 22.Aditya ___ to school two days ago. (a) will go (b) goes (c) goed (d) went
23. 23.You did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plant (b) plants (c) planting (d) planted
24. 24.___ they study science two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
25. 25.We ___ rice two days ago. (a) cook (b) will cook (c) cooked (d) have cooked
26. 26.I did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) taking (b) take (c) takes (d) took
27. 27.___ you write a letter two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
28. 28.They ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) will win (c) winned (d) win
29. 29.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) run (d) ran
30. 30.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drunk
31. 31.___ I carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
32. 32.My brother ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) watches (c) has watched (d) will watch
33. 33.You did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) goes (c) go (d) going
34. 34.___ Kavya send a message last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
35. 35.___ the students study science two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
36. 36.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rided (c) ridden (d) rode
37. 37.___ we study science last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
38. 38.You did not ___ the train last week. (a) take (b) takes (c) took (d) taking
39. 39.___ he swim in the pool last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
40. 40.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building

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