Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 962 · 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.She did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drew (b) draws (c) draw (d) drawing
2. 2.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sent (c) sended
3. 3.Priya ___ cricket last week. (a) has played (b) will play (c) plays (d) played
4. 4.___ you take the train last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
5. 5.___ I run in the park yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
6. 6.___ he wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
7. 7.The children ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) will jog (d) have jogged
8. 8.You ___ a tree last week. (a) climb (b) will climb (c) climbed (d) have climbed
9. 9.He did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wearing (b) wore (c) wear (d) wears
10. 10.___ they tell a story in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
11. 11.___ the students play cricket yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
12. 12.___ the students throw the ball in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
13. 13.We ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) will jog (d) have jogged
14. 14.She did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) brought (b) brings (c) bring (d) bringing
15. 15.She did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speak (d) speaks
16. 16.___ Farhan swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
17. 17.___ we ride a bicycle last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
18. 18.___ he carry the bag last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
19. 19.___ Meera take the train last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
20. 20.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) spoken (d) speaked
21. 21.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) runned (b) run (c) running (d) ran
22. 22.___ my sister bring lunch in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
23. 23.He ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) will play (c) has played (d) plays
24. 24.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) writing (d) written
25. 25.She ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carried (b) has carried (c) will carry (d) carries
26. 26.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
27. 27.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
28. 28.Neel ___ the match yesterday. (a) wins (b) will win (c) winned (d) won
29. 29.___ my sister clean the room yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
30. 30.I ___ a picture last week. (a) draw (b) drawed (c) drew (d) will draw
31. 31.You ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plant (b) will plant (c) planted (d) have planted
32. 32.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
33. 33.You did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planting (b) plant (c) planted (d) plants
34. 34.Kavya ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will climb (b) has climbed (c) climbs (d) climbed
35. 35.___ she clean the room last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.They ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) have washed (c) will wash (d) wash
37. 37.We ___ milk yesterday. (a) drink (b) will drink (c) drank (d) drinked
38. 38.He ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) tells (c) telled (d) will tell
39. 39.___ I climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
40. 40.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taken (b) taking (c) took (d) taked

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