Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 840 · 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 buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
2. 2.He did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buys (b) buying (c) buy (d) bought
3. 3.My brother ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flyed (b) flies (c) will fly (d) flew
4. 4.My friends did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) feeds (b) feed (c) feeding (d) fed
5. 5.She ___ a story last Sunday. (a) will tell (b) telled (c) told (d) tells
6. 6.___ they jog in the park in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
7. 7.They did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) told (b) tells (c) tell (d) telling
8. 8.We did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planting (b) plants (c) planted (d) plant
9. 9.They ___ milk two days ago. (a) will drink (b) drink (c) drinked (d) drank
10. 10.We ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clapped (b) will clap (c) have clapped (d) clap
11. 11.We ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) built (b) build (c) builded (d) will build
12. 12.She did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbed (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climb
13. 13.You ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clapped (b) have clapped (c) clap (d) will clap
14. 14.___ Aditya drink milk two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
15. 15.You did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bake (b) baked (c) baking (d) bakes
16. 16.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) weared (c) wearing (d) worn
17. 17.___ my sister fly a kite two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
18. 18.___ they draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
19. 19.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
20. 20.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
21. 21.She ___ the bag yesterday. (a) has carried (b) carries (c) carried (d) will carry
22. 22.___ my sister help Grandma yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
23. 23.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drank
24. 24.___ we send a message in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
25. 25.Aisha ___ in the park in 2023. (a) will jog (b) jogs (c) has jogged (d) jogged
26. 26.Rohan did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writes (b) writing (c) wrote (d) write
27. 27.She ___ a story yesterday. (a) telled (b) will tell (c) tells (d) told
28. 28.We ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flyed (d) will fly
29. 29.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) running (c) run (d) ran
30. 30.Ishaan ___ the dog last week. (a) feeds (b) fed (c) feeded (d) will feed
31. 31.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
32. 32.He ___ tea last week. (a) made (b) maked (c) will make (d) makes
33. 33.He ___ a cap two days ago. (a) weared (b) wore (c) wears (d) will wear
34. 34.She ___ the room in 2023. (a) has cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) cleans
35. 35.___ my brother bake a cake last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
36. 36.___ Manav climb a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
37. 37.___ you wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.___ they watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
39. 39.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
40. 40.___ he drink milk yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does

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