Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 772 · 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 cousins draw a picture last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
2. 2.They did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) rode
3. 3.My parents did not ___ milk last week. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drank
4. 4.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) took (c) taken (d) taking
5. 5.___ I clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
6. 6.___ she clap for the team two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
7. 7.___ Pooja jog in the park two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
8. 8.My brother did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studying (b) study (c) studies (d) studied
9. 9.Nisha ___ a story in 2023. (a) will tell (b) tells (c) telled (d) told
10. 10.___ my friends watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
11. 11.___ she draw a picture two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
12. 12.He ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will throw (b) throwed (c) threw (d) throws
13. 13.Aarav ___ lunch two days ago. (a) brings (b) bringed (c) brought (d) will bring
14. 14.___ I take the train last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
15. 15.They ___ a kite two days ago. (a) will fly (b) fly (c) flyed (d) flew
16. 16.She ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) runned (b) ran (c) will run (d) runs
17. 17.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) run (d) ran
18. 18.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swimmed
19. 19.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drunk (d) drinked
20. 20.He did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sending (b) sends (c) sent (d) send
21. 21.I ___ a cake last week. (a) baked (b) will bake (c) bake (d) have baked
22. 22.___ we clean the room in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
23. 23.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
24. 24.___ my brother speak Hindi last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
25. 25.Sneha did not ___ the room last week. (a) cleans (b) clean (c) cleaning (d) cleaned
26. 26.Aisha ___ a mango two days ago. (a) ate (b) eats (c) will eat (d) eated
27. 27.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
28. 28.I did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) run (b) runs (c) ran (d) running
29. 29.We did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) fed (d) feeds
30. 30.They ___ a message two days ago. (a) send (b) will send (c) sent (d) sended
31. 31.I ___ science in 2023. (a) study (b) studied (c) will study (d) have studied
32. 32.___ the children draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
33. 33.My cousins did not ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) clapping (b) clapped (c) claps (d) clap
34. 34.___ he draw a picture in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
35. 35.___ my cousins speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
36. 36.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) weared (c) worn (d) wearing
37. 37.They did not ___ rice last week. (a) cooking (b) cooks (c) cook (d) cooked
38. 38.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) writed (c) written (d) wrote
39. 39.My brother ___ tea yesterday. (a) maked (b) makes (c) will make (d) made
40. 40.___ you buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did

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