Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 915 · 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.The students did not ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) washed
2. 2.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
3. 3.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flown
4. 4.She did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flew (b) flies (c) flying (d) fly
5. 5.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) ate (c) eated (d) eating
6. 6.Nisha ___ in the park last week. (a) runned (b) runs (c) will run (d) ran
7. 7.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) written (c) writing (d) writed
8. 8.___ we run in the park yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
9. 9.___ we dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
10. 10.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
11. 11.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runned
12. 12.She ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wore (b) will wear (c) wears (d) weared
13. 13.I did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) washing (c) wash (d) washes
14. 14.My sister ___ for the team two days ago. (a) will clap (b) clapped (c) claps (d) has clapped
15. 15.They did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) playing (b) plays (c) played (d) play
16. 16.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) gone (c) goed (d) going
17. 17.___ they fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
18. 18.___ she make tea last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
19. 19.They ___ a tree last week. (a) will climb (b) have climbed (c) climbed (d) climb
20. 20.You ___ a mango yesterday. (a) will eat (b) ate (c) eated (d) eat
21. 21.___ she tell a story in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
22. 22.You did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carried (b) carry (c) carries (d) carrying
23. 23.Rohan did not ___ a mango last week. (a) eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) ate
24. 24.Vivaan ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinks (b) drinked (c) will drink (d) drank
25. 25.You ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wear (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wore
26. 26.My cousins ___ science last Sunday. (a) study (b) studied (c) will study (d) have studied
27. 27.You ___ the train last Sunday. (a) took (b) taked (c) will take (d) take
28. 28.My brother did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) brings (b) brought (c) bring (d) bringing
29. 29.Kunal did not ___ for the team yesterday. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) clapped (d) claps
30. 30.They did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jogging
31. 31.My brother ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will plant (b) has planted (c) planted (d) plants
32. 32.Omkar did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) takes (b) took (c) taking (d) take
33. 33.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
34. 34.___ you win the match last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
35. 35.___ I draw a picture in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
36. 36.He ___ to school last week. (a) went (b) will go (c) goed (d) goes
37. 37.They ___ a mango two days ago. (a) will eat (b) eated (c) ate (d) eat
38. 38.She did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) writing (b) wrote (c) writes (d) write
39. 39.You did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants (d) planted
40. 40.We did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) feed

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