Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 841 · 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 “eat”? (a) eated (b) eating (c) ate (d) eaten
2. 2.She did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wear (d) wore
3. 3.She did not ___ the ball last week. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) threw (d) throw
4. 4.The students ___ a message yesterday. (a) sended (b) will send (c) sent (d) send
5. 5.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
6. 6.He did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) goes (b) went (c) going (d) go
7. 7.You did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drew (b) draw (c) drawing (d) draws
8. 8.They did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catches (b) catching (c) caught (d) catch
9. 9.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wearing (c) worn (d) wore
10. 10.She ___ a tree yesterday. (a) has climbed (b) climbed (c) climbs (d) will climb
11. 11.___ I climb a tree in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
12. 12.___ I build a sandcastle last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
13. 13.___ we fly a kite yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
14. 14.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
15. 15.My friends did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carrying (b) carried (c) carries (d) carry
16. 16.___ he run in the park in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
17. 17.He ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) will fly (b) flyed (c) flies (d) flew
18. 18.He ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbs (b) will climb (c) has climbed (d) climbed
19. 19.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) taked (d) took
20. 20.___ we cook rice two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
21. 21.Omkar ___ a song yesterday. (a) has sung (b) will sing (c) sang (d) sings
22. 22.Manav ___ lunch in 2023. (a) will bring (b) brought (c) bringed (d) brings
23. 23.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flew (c) flying (d) flyed
24. 24.Aisha ___ lunch last week. (a) brought (b) brings (c) bringed (d) will bring
25. 25.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) written (d) writing
26. 26.I ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) wash (b) will wash (c) have washed (d) washed
27. 27.We did not ___ tea last week. (a) make (b) making (c) makes (d) made
28. 28.___ the children cook rice in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
29. 29.She ___ tea two days ago. (a) maked (b) makes (c) will make (d) made
30. 30.I did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watching (d) watch
31. 31.Vivaan did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catching (d) catch
32. 32.___ they drink milk in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
33. 33.My brother did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carried
34. 34.My parents ___ the ball two days ago. (a) caught (b) will catch (c) catch (d) catched
35. 35.___ we draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
36. 36.Sneha ___ in the park two days ago. (a) has jogged (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) will jog
37. 37.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
38. 38.My sister did not ___ to school two days ago. (a) goes (b) went (c) going (d) go
39. 39.___ we climb a tree in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
40. 40.We did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brought (b) bring (c) bringing (d) brings

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