Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 766 · 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 kite last Sunday. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flies (d) flew
2. 2.They did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carrying (d) carry
3. 3.She did not ___ science yesterday. (a) study (b) studying (c) studies (d) studied
4. 4.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) running (c) run (d) runned
5. 5.They ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) have danced (b) dance (c) danced (d) will dance
6. 6.___ Aisha wear a cap last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
7. 7.My brother did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) ate (b) eat (c) eating (d) eats
8. 8.___ Tara make tea last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
9. 9.___ Yash fly a kite in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
10. 10.I ___ a song yesterday. (a) sing (b) will sing (c) have sung (d) sang
11. 11.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
12. 12.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) going (c) gone (d) goed
13. 13.I ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) clean (d) will clean
14. 14.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) wearing (c) worn (d) weared
15. 15.Isha did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carry (d) carrying
16. 16.___ they study science yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
17. 17.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flying (c) flown (d) flyed
18. 18.___ he dance on the stage last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
19. 19.My sister did not ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) build (b) building (c) builds (d) built
20. 20.My sister did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) writes (c) write (d) writing
21. 21.___ she buy vegetables last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
22. 22.___ they wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
23. 23.My sister did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drank
24. 24.My sister did not ___ the ball last week. (a) throwing (b) throw (c) threw (d) throws
25. 25.___ Arjun carry the bag two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
26. 26.___ he send a message last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
27. 27.You ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watch (b) watched (c) will watch (d) have watched
28. 28.___ you eat a mango last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
29. 29.He ___ for the team two days ago. (a) will clap (b) has clapped (c) claps (d) clapped
30. 30.Sneha did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throw (b) threw (c) throws (d) throwing
31. 31.I did not ___ a picture last week. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) drew (d) draws
32. 32.Ishaan ___ in the park two days ago. (a) will run (b) runned (c) runs (d) ran
33. 33.They ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) have washed (c) wash (d) will wash
34. 34.___ he watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
35. 35.You ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buy (b) bought (c) will buy (d) buyed
36. 36.___ you bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
37. 37.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) throwing (c) thrown (d) threw
38. 38.___ Rohan make tea yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
39. 39.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
40. 40.Rahul ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) will buy (b) buys (c) buyed (d) bought

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