Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 771 · 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.___ they go to school yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
2. 2.She ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringed (b) brings (c) brought (d) will bring
3. 3.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swimmed
4. 4.___ Sneha go to school in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
5. 5.My cousins did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) win (b) wins (c) won (d) winning
6. 6.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
7. 7.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drinking
8. 8.Karan ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) has planted (b) will plant (c) planted (d) plants
9. 9.___ I watch a cartoon last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
10. 10.He did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helps (b) helped (c) help (d) helping
11. 11.Karan did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sent (b) sending (c) sends (d) send
12. 12.___ I ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
13. 13.You did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planting (b) planted (c) plants (d) plant
14. 14.___ she tell a story last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
15. 15.Kavya did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dancing (d) dances
16. 16.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwed (b) throwing (c) threw (d) thrown
17. 17.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) builded (c) building
18. 18.___ you help Grandma in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
19. 19.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bringing
20. 20.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flying (c) flew (d) flyed
21. 21.The students ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) will jog (b) have jogged (c) jogged (d) jog
22. 22.I ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catch (b) will catch (c) catched (d) caught
23. 23.My sister ___ a cartoon last week. (a) will watch (b) watched (c) has watched (d) watches
24. 24.I did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinking (b) drink (c) drank (d) drinks
25. 25.___ my friends speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
26. 26.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) going (d) gone
27. 27.Yash ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drawed (b) will draw (c) draws (d) drew
28. 28.___ my friends help Grandma in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
29. 29.I ___ to school two days ago. (a) goed (b) went (c) go (d) will go
30. 30.___ I climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
31. 31.My brother did not ___ cricket two days ago. (a) playing (b) play (c) played (d) plays
32. 32.They did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) carries (c) carry (d) carrying
33. 33.___ she wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
34. 34.Rahul did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rode (b) rides (c) riding (d) ride
35. 35.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) run (d) ran
36. 36.___ my parents cook rice two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
37. 37.He did not ___ the room in 2023. (a) cleans (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleaned
38. 38.The children ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) have jogged (d) will jog
39. 39.Priya did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) told
40. 40.Riya ___ the ball two days ago. (a) threw (b) will throw (c) throws (d) throwed

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