Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 935 · 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.___ we tell a story last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
2. 2.___ I tell a story last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
3. 3.We ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catch (b) catched (c) will catch (d) caught
4. 4.You did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) baking (b) bake (c) baked (d) bakes
5. 5.___ we go to school two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
6. 6.___ you plant a tree two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
7. 7.___ my brother watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
8. 8.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) rided (c) ridden (d) rode
9. 9.Sneha ___ lunch last week. (a) will bring (b) brings (c) bringed (d) brought
10. 10.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) writing (d) wrote
11. 11.I ___ a message last Sunday. (a) send (b) will send (c) sended (d) sent
12. 12.___ I help Grandma yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.They did not ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carried (d) carrying
14. 14.___ Manav bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
15. 15.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) throwed (c) thrown (d) throwing
16. 16.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) made (b) making (c) maked
17. 17.You ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draw (b) drawed (c) will draw (d) drew
18. 18.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swum
19. 19.My sister did not ___ tea last week. (a) making (b) make (c) makes (d) made
20. 20.He ___ science two days ago. (a) has studied (b) will study (c) studied (d) studies
21. 21.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) goed (c) went (d) going
22. 22.___ Omkar catch the ball yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
23. 23.We ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dance (b) have danced (c) danced (d) will dance
24. 24.She ___ milk last week. (a) drinks (b) will drink (c) drinked (d) drank
25. 25.My brother ___ vegetables last week. (a) buys (b) buyed (c) bought (d) will buy
26. 26.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
27. 27.My brother did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbed (d) climbing
28. 28.They ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will jog (b) have jogged (c) jogged (d) jog
29. 29.She did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drink
30. 30.___ I cook rice last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
31. 31.You did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planting (b) plants (c) planted (d) plant
32. 32.___ Manav wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
33. 33.___ I bring lunch in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
34. 34.We did not ___ a tree last week. (a) planting (b) plant (c) plants (d) planted
35. 35.___ the students take the train last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
36. 36.Riya ___ tea last week. (a) will make (b) maked (c) makes (d) made
37. 37.___ Arjun write a letter two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
38. 38.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) weared (c) worn (d) wearing
39. 39.We did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) cleaned
40. 40.___ we buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does

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