Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 955 · 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.You did not ___ a mango last week. (a) eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) ate
2. 2.He ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throws (b) will throw (c) throwed (d) threw
3. 3.___ my brother play cricket yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
4. 4.She did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sending (b) sends (c) sent (d) send
5. 5.My brother ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaked (b) spoke (c) will speak (d) speaks
6. 6.___ the students build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
7. 7.___ you study science last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
8. 8.Kavya ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) will climb (b) has climbed (c) climbs (d) climbed
9. 9.___ they wash the dishes last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
10. 10.I ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) will watch (b) watch (c) watched (d) have watched
11. 11.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
12. 12.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drew (c) drawed (d) drawn
13. 13.___ he jog in the park last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
14. 14.They ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rided (b) rode (c) will ride (d) ride
15. 15.My cousins did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carrying (b) carry (c) carried (d) carries
16. 16.___ Myra fly a kite last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
17. 17.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eating (c) ate (d) eated
18. 18.Vivaan did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) bought
19. 19.My brother ___ rice yesterday. (a) has cooked (b) cooked (c) cooks (d) will cook
20. 20.My sister ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogs (b) will jog (c) has jogged (d) jogged
21. 21.He ___ a song in 2023. (a) sang (b) sings (c) has sung (d) will sing
22. 22.___ she fly a kite yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
23. 23.I did not ___ the train two days ago. (a) took (b) takes (c) take (d) taking
24. 24.___ I play cricket last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
25. 25.He did not ___ a cake last week. (a) baking (b) baked (c) bake (d) bakes
26. 26.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) going (d) gone
27. 27.___ you draw a picture last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
28. 28.We ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) have washed (b) will wash (c) washed (d) wash
29. 29.She did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dances (b) dance (c) danced (d) dancing
30. 30.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinked (c) drinking (d) drank
31. 31.___ they swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
32. 32.She did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drinking
33. 33.They ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) tell (c) will tell (d) telled
34. 34.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) writed (c) wrote (d) written
35. 35.My brother did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plant (b) planted (c) plants (d) planting
36. 36.My brother did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studies (b) study (c) studied (d) studying
37. 37.___ I feed the dog two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.The children did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) draws (b) drew (c) draw (d) drawing
39. 39.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flying (c) flown (d) flew
40. 40.My sister ___ in the park last week. (a) jogged (b) has jogged (c) jogs (d) will jog

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