Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 928 · 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 ___ a kite last week. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flew (d) flies
2. 2.My brother did not ___ to school last week. (a) went (b) goes (c) going (d) go
3. 3.You did not ___ the match in 2023. (a) wins (b) winning (c) won (d) win
4. 4.My friends ___ a message two days ago. (a) will send (b) send (c) sent (d) sended
5. 5.You did not ___ the train last week. (a) takes (b) take (c) took (d) taking
6. 6.Manav did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swim (b) swims (c) swimming (d) swam
7. 7.She ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catched (d) will catch
8. 8.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
9. 9.My brother ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) has danced (d) dances
10. 10.___ Isha climb a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
11. 11.___ Pooja study science two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
12. 12.___ you swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
13. 13.___ he write a letter in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
14. 14.I did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) help (b) helped (c) helps (d) helping
15. 15.She ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) will wash (b) washed (c) has washed (d) washes
16. 16.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flown (c) flying (d) flew
17. 17.You did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbed
18. 18.___ Farhan send a message in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
19. 19.She ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rode (b) will ride (c) rided (d) rides
20. 20.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
21. 21.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) wrote (d) written
22. 22.We did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throw (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throws
23. 23.You did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) running (b) ran (c) runs (d) run
24. 24.You did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plant (b) planted (c) planting (d) plants
25. 25.You ___ a song last week. (a) have sung (b) sing (c) will sing (d) sang
26. 26.___ I make tea last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
27. 27.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
28. 28.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drawing (d) drew
29. 29.You did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drinks (d) drink
30. 30.He ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catches (b) catched (c) caught (d) will catch
31. 31.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) wore (c) worn (d) weared
32. 32.___ you play cricket in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
33. 33.Tara ___ the train last Sunday. (a) takes (b) will take (c) took (d) taked
34. 34.My parents did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bring (b) brings (c) brought (d) bringing
35. 35.We ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plant (b) will plant (c) have planted (d) planted
36. 36.Neel did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) planting (c) plant (d) plants
37. 37.My brother ___ a message two days ago. (a) sends (b) will send (c) sended (d) sent
38. 38.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taked (c) taken (d) took
39. 39.They did not ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draw (b) draws (c) drew (d) drawing
40. 40.Diya did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washing (b) washed (c) washes (d) wash

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