Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 795 · 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.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bringing
2. 2.I did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) writes (c) write (d) writing
3. 3.___ my brother wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
4. 4.Kavya ___ for the team in 2023. (a) will clap (b) clapped (c) has clapped (d) claps
5. 5.You ___ cricket in 2023. (a) will play (b) play (c) have played (d) played
6. 6.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
7. 7.They ___ a story two days ago. (a) will tell (b) telled (c) tell (d) told
8. 8.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeded
9. 9.You ___ the train last Sunday. (a) took (b) will take (c) take (d) taked
10. 10.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) going (c) went (d) gone
11. 11.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
12. 12.___ they go to school last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.___ you carry the bag last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
14. 14.He ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinks (b) will drink (c) drank (d) drinked
15. 15.Ishaan did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) making (b) make (c) makes (d) made
16. 16.___ Zoya build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
17. 17.She ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throwed (b) throws (c) will throw (d) threw
18. 18.___ the students build a sandcastle two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
19. 19.Kunal ___ science in 2023. (a) studies (b) studied (c) will study (d) has studied
20. 20.I did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buy (d) buying
21. 21.I did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catching (b) catches (c) catch (d) caught
22. 22.He ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) will jog (b) jogs (c) has jogged (d) jogged
23. 23.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
24. 24.My sister ___ milk last week. (a) drank (b) drinked (c) will drink (d) drinks
25. 25.Pooja ___ the ball two days ago. (a) caught (b) catches (c) will catch (d) catched
26. 26.My sister did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) take (b) taking (c) took (d) takes
27. 27.___ Nisha clap for the team yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
28. 28.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eaten (c) ate (d) eated
29. 29.I ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builded (b) will build (c) built (d) build
30. 30.Farhan ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carries (b) has carried (c) carried (d) will carry
31. 31.___ we draw a picture yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
32. 32.She did not ___ the ball last week. (a) throws (b) throw (c) threw (d) throwing
33. 33.___ I go to school last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
34. 34.She ___ milk two days ago. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drinks
35. 35.Ishaan did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throw (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throws
36. 36.Ira did not ___ a story last week. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) told
37. 37.She ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) has played (c) will play (d) plays
38. 38.My cousins did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studying (b) study (c) studied (d) studies
39. 39.She did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) cook (d) cooking
40. 40.You ___ the bag yesterday. (a) will carry (b) carry (c) have carried (d) carried

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