Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 927 · 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.They did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogging
2. 2.___ they run in the park yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
3. 3.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telling (c) telled
4. 4.I ___ a message last week. (a) send (b) sended (c) sent (d) will send
5. 5.Aarav ___ rice two days ago. (a) has cooked (b) will cook (c) cooks (d) cooked
6. 6.Omkar ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brings (b) will bring (c) brought (d) bringed
7. 7.I did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) ran (b) run (c) runs (d) running
8. 8.She ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brings (b) brought (c) bringed (d) will bring
9. 9.___ you draw a picture in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
10. 10.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drinking
11. 11.___ we take the train yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
12. 12.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
13. 13.___ he watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
14. 14.___ I win the match last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
15. 15.She ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catches (b) will catch (c) catched (d) caught
16. 16.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) run (c) running (d) ran
17. 17.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) threw (c) thrown (d) throwed
18. 18.You did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helps (b) help (c) helped (d) helping
19. 19.Pooja ___ Hindi last week. (a) will speak (b) speaks (c) spoke (d) speaked
20. 20.My sister ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wears (b) weared (c) wore (d) will wear
21. 21.You ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rided (b) rode (c) ride (d) will ride
22. 22.You did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaking (d) speaks
23. 23.My friends did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) carrying (c) carry (d) carries
24. 24.They ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) will jog (d) have jogged
25. 25.___ my sister cook rice yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
26. 26.___ you fly a kite yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
27. 27.They ___ to school yesterday. (a) went (b) goed (c) will go (d) go
28. 28.We did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climb (b) climbed (c) climbing (d) climbs
29. 29.___ he cook rice two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
30. 30.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eaten (c) ate (d) eated
31. 31.My sister ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watched (b) has watched (c) watches (d) will watch
32. 32.They ___ the ball two days ago. (a) will catch (b) caught (c) catched (d) catch
33. 33.___ you speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
34. 34.___ you make tea last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
35. 35.Saanvi did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studied (b) study (c) studies (d) studying
36. 36.He did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buys (b) bought (c) buying (d) buy
37. 37.___ we catch the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
38. 38.___ they carry the bag in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
39. 39.We did not ___ science last week. (a) study (b) studied (c) studies (d) studying
40. 40.___ she throw the ball last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do

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