Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 80 · 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 “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
2. 2.Dev ___ a picture in 2023. (a) will draw (b) drawed (c) draws (d) drew
3. 3.___ my cousins plant a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
4. 4.My brother ___ in the pool yesterday. (a) will swim (b) swims (c) swimmed (d) swam
5. 5.Kavya did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drank (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drinks
6. 6.Ananya did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) goes (b) going (c) go (d) went
7. 7.___ I help Grandma in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
8. 8.You ___ a letter yesterday. (a) write (b) will write (c) writed (d) wrote
9. 9.She ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buys (b) bought (c) will buy (d) buyed
10. 10.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
11. 11.I ___ in the park yesterday. (a) run (b) runned (c) will run (d) ran
12. 12.She did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) run (c) ran (d) running
13. 13.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flown (c) flew (d) flyed
14. 14.My brother did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writing (b) writes (c) write (d) wrote
15. 15.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
16. 16.___ Aarav drink milk in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
17. 17.We ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) weared (c) wear (d) will wear
18. 18.He did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climbed (d) climb
19. 19.___ Riya tell a story in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
20. 20.___ we bake a cake in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
21. 21.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) riding (c) ridden (d) rided
22. 22.___ Aarav wear a cap in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
23. 23.I did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) bake (d) baking
24. 24.My brother did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washed (d) washing
25. 25.___ my sister carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
26. 26.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) took (c) taken (d) taking
27. 27.___ my parents clap for the team last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
28. 28.___ we climb a tree yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
29. 29.___ you tell a story yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
30. 30.You did not ___ the train last week. (a) take (b) takes (c) taking (d) took
31. 31.Arjun ___ lunch two days ago. (a) will bring (b) brings (c) brought (d) bringed
32. 32.He did not ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watched (b) watching (c) watches (d) watch
33. 33.The students ___ the match in 2023. (a) winned (b) will win (c) won (d) win
34. 34.My sister ___ rice last week. (a) will cook (b) has cooked (c) cooks (d) cooked
35. 35.The students ___ to school in 2023. (a) goed (b) go (c) will go (d) went
36. 36.The children ___ a song last Sunday. (a) sing (b) have sung (c) will sing (d) sang
37. 37.___ the children fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
38. 38.Ira ___ the bag in 2023. (a) has carried (b) will carry (c) carried (d) carries
39. 39.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speaked (d) spoken
40. 40.___ she jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did

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