Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 904 · 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 “run”? (a) running (b) ran (c) runned (d) run
2. 2.___ she play cricket two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
3. 3.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawed
4. 4.My brother ___ the bag two days ago. (a) will carry (b) has carried (c) carried (d) carries
5. 5.We ___ the train last Sunday. (a) taked (b) will take (c) take (d) took
6. 6.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) took (c) taken (d) taking
7. 7.___ my brother wear a cap last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
8. 8.___ my brother fly a kite two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
9. 9.My brother did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell (d) told
10. 10.My brother ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flies (b) will fly (c) flyed (d) flew
11. 11.___ Saanvi clap for the team two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
12. 12.___ Omkar cook rice last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
13. 13.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
14. 14.I ___ the ball last week. (a) throwed (b) throw (c) threw (d) will throw
15. 15.You did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carrying (d) carried
16. 16.You did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sent (b) send (c) sending (d) sends
17. 17.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flew (c) flying (d) flown
18. 18.I did not ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) tell (c) tells (d) telling
19. 19.___ my friends climb a tree two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
20. 20.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swum (d) swimmed
21. 21.My sister ___ cricket yesterday. (a) will play (b) has played (c) played (d) plays
22. 22.The students ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) will play (c) have played (d) play
23. 23.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
24. 24.___ Aisha speak Hindi last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
25. 25.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) thrown (c) threw (d) throwed
26. 26.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
27. 27.I ___ the train yesterday. (a) took (b) taked (c) will take (d) take
28. 28.___ Aarav draw a picture yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
29. 29.___ they tell a story yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
30. 30.They ___ lunch last week. (a) brought (b) bringed (c) bring (d) will bring
31. 31.My brother did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drinks
32. 32.___ we cook rice last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
33. 33.___ I sing a song in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
34. 34.My sister ___ a bicycle last week. (a) will ride (b) rode (c) rided (d) rides
35. 35.___ he climb a tree last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
36. 36.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
37. 37.___ we jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
38. 38.He ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) watches (b) has watched (c) watched (d) will watch
39. 39.He ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) buyed (b) bought (c) will buy (d) buys
40. 40.I ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throw (b) throwed (c) threw (d) will throw

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