Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 970 · 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 ___ to school last Sunday. (a) went (b) goes (c) go (d) going
2. 2.___ we go to school two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
3. 3.___ the students help Grandma yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
4. 4.We ___ Grandma last week. (a) will help (b) help (c) have helped (d) helped
5. 5.He ___ the ball last week. (a) will throw (b) threw (c) throws (d) throwed
6. 6.She did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rides (b) rode (c) ride (d) riding
7. 7.Farhan ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rided (b) rides (c) will ride (d) rode
8. 8.___ you go to school last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
9. 9.Ira ___ milk two days ago. (a) drank (b) drinked (c) drinks (d) will drink
10. 10.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) going (d) gone
11. 11.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
12. 12.I ___ to school last Sunday. (a) will go (b) goed (c) go (d) went
13. 13.The children ___ milk last week. (a) drank (b) drink (c) drinked (d) will drink
14. 14.___ I dance on the stage two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
15. 15.___ I plant a tree last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
16. 16.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eaten (c) eated (d) eating
17. 17.They did not ___ a cartoon last week. (a) watching (b) watches (c) watched (d) watch
18. 18.___ Isha carry the bag two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
19. 19.___ you draw a picture two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
20. 20.The students did not ___ a mango last week. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats (d) ate
21. 21.___ I speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
22. 22.My sister ___ a sandcastle yesterday. (a) will build (b) builded (c) builds (d) built
23. 23.Priya ___ the bag yesterday. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) carries (d) has carried
24. 24.___ we win the match in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
25. 25.Omkar ___ the ball yesterday. (a) catched (b) caught (c) catches (d) will catch
26. 26.___ I drink milk in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
27. 27.She did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wore
28. 28.You did not ___ for the team last week. (a) clap (b) claps (c) clapping (d) clapped
29. 29.You did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) spoke (b) speaks (c) speaking (d) speak
30. 30.We ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will plant (b) plant (c) have planted (d) planted
31. 31.___ Riya swim in the pool two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
32. 32.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
33. 33.She did not ___ the train in 2023. (a) took (b) taking (c) take (d) takes
34. 34.___ he throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
35. 35.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wearing (c) weared (d) wore
36. 36.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) writing (d) wrote
37. 37.I did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bake (b) baked (c) bakes (d) baking
38. 38.___ the children cook rice last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.My brother ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) built (b) builded (c) builds (d) will build
40. 40.He ___ lunch in 2023. (a) will bring (b) brought (c) bringed (d) brings

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