Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 815 · 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.She ___ the train two days ago. (a) takes (b) taked (c) took (d) will take
2. 2.My cousins ___ Grandma last week. (a) will help (b) help (c) helped (d) have helped
3. 3.My sister ___ lunch yesterday. (a) will bring (b) brings (c) brought (d) bringed
4. 4.___ they sing a song two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
5. 5.My sister did not ___ a picture last week. (a) draw (b) drew (c) draws (d) drawing
6. 6.They ___ a cake yesterday. (a) have baked (b) baked (c) will bake (d) bake
7. 7.___ they watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
8. 8.___ you speak Hindi last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
9. 9.He ___ in the park last week. (a) runned (b) will run (c) ran (d) runs
10. 10.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eaten (c) eated (d) ate
11. 11.I did not ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) built (b) builds (c) build (d) building
12. 12.___ we bring lunch yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.The children ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bring (b) will bring (c) bringed (d) brought
14. 14.The students ___ a mango last week. (a) eated (b) eat (c) will eat (d) ate
15. 15.We ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buyed (b) buy (c) will buy (d) bought
16. 16.___ she bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
17. 17.He did not ___ to school last week. (a) went (b) goes (c) go (d) going
18. 18.I ___ to school last week. (a) go (b) went (c) goed (d) will go
19. 19.Yash ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throws (b) will throw (c) threw (d) throwed
20. 20.___ Priya sing a song last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
21. 21.___ I cook rice in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
22. 22.___ he jog in the park yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
23. 23.He did not ___ a letter last week. (a) wrote (b) writes (c) writing (d) write
24. 24.___ my brother clap for the team yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
25. 25.___ my brother wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
26. 26.My parents did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carried (d) carries
27. 27.You ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) will clean (c) have cleaned (d) clean
28. 28.___ my sister bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
29. 29.___ my brother watch a cartoon last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
30. 30.She did not ___ to school last week. (a) go (b) goes (c) went (d) going
31. 31.She ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) builded (b) will build (c) built (d) builds
32. 32.He did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catch (b) caught (c) catching (d) catches
33. 33.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
34. 34.I did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bringing (b) brings (c) bring (d) brought
35. 35.___ my sister clean the room last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
36. 36.___ my sister throw the ball last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
37. 37.My brother ___ the train last week. (a) will take (b) taked (c) takes (d) took
38. 38.They did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sing (d) sang
39. 39.___ my sister clap for the team two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
40. 40.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawed (c) drew (d) drawn

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