Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 956 · 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 take the train last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
2. 2.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) worn (c) wore (d) wearing
3. 3.___ I fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
4. 4.He ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) will carry (c) carries (d) has carried
5. 5.___ Myra clean the room last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
6. 6.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
7. 7.She did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) making (b) made (c) makes (d) make
8. 8.We ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watch (b) watched (c) will watch (d) have watched
9. 9.My brother ___ science yesterday. (a) will study (b) studied (c) has studied (d) studies
10. 10.Aisha ___ tea yesterday. (a) makes (b) made (c) maked (d) will make
11. 11.We did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) sing (b) sings (c) singing (d) sang
12. 12.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
13. 13.She ___ science in 2023. (a) will study (b) has studied (c) studied (d) studies
14. 14.He did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) playing (b) played (c) play (d) plays
15. 15.___ I go to school yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
16. 16.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taked (c) taking (d) taken
17. 17.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) telled (c) told
18. 18.You ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bringed (b) bring (c) brought (d) will bring
19. 19.She ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) dances (d) has danced
20. 20.We ___ a letter last Sunday. (a) write (b) writed (c) wrote (d) will write
21. 21.She ___ a tree yesterday. (a) has planted (b) planted (c) will plant (d) plants
22. 22.My cousins did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jogged
23. 23.She did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) ate (b) eating (c) eats (d) eat
24. 24.They did not ___ a message two days ago. (a) sending (b) sent (c) sends (d) send
25. 25.He did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogging (b) jog (c) jogs (d) jogged
26. 26.I ___ a letter yesterday. (a) write (b) writed (c) wrote (d) will write
27. 27.Arjun ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builds (b) built (c) will build (d) builded
28. 28.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) runned (c) run (d) running
29. 29.My brother did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) sings (b) singing (c) sing (d) sang
30. 30.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swam
31. 31.He ___ to school last week. (a) went (b) goed (c) goes (d) will go
32. 32.My sister did not ___ rice last week. (a) cook (b) cooks (c) cooking (d) cooked
33. 33.___ the children play cricket last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
34. 34.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
35. 35.Neel did not ___ a cake last week. (a) bake (b) baking (c) baked (d) bakes
36. 36.I did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) clean (b) cleaning (c) cleans (d) cleaned
37. 37.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
38. 38.She ___ a cap last week. (a) wears (b) wore (c) will wear (d) weared
39. 39.Farhan ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbs (b) has climbed (c) climbed (d) will climb
40. 40.She did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) takes (b) took (c) taking (d) take

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