Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 982 · 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 ___ the dog in 2023. (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeds (d) will feed
2. 2.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) goed (c) gone (d) going
3. 3.Zoya ___ rice yesterday. (a) has cooked (b) will cook (c) cooked (d) cooks
4. 4.You did not ___ a kite last week. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flies (d) flew
5. 5.My sister did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jog
6. 6.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinking
7. 7.She ___ rice yesterday. (a) will cook (b) cooks (c) has cooked (d) cooked
8. 8.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
9. 9.___ my sister draw a picture yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
10. 10.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swimming
11. 11.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) took (c) taken (d) taked
12. 12.She did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bring (b) brought (c) bringing (d) brings
13. 13.I did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) helps (b) help (c) helping (d) helped
14. 14.___ my brother plant a tree yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
15. 15.___ Meera send a message last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.My sister ___ in the park in 2023. (a) has jogged (b) will jog (c) jogged (d) jogs
17. 17.Isha did not ___ science yesterday. (a) studying (b) studied (c) study (d) studies
18. 18.You did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) made (b) make (c) making (d) makes
19. 19.The children ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) ate (b) eat (c) eated (d) will eat
20. 20.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) weared (c) wore (d) worn
21. 21.___ my brother watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
22. 22.I did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) sings (b) sing (c) singing (d) sang
23. 23.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
24. 24.You did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) playing (b) played (c) play (d) plays
25. 25.My friends ___ a cap yesterday. (a) weared (b) will wear (c) wear (d) wore
26. 26.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) winning (c) won
27. 27.We ___ a bicycle last week. (a) ride (b) will ride (c) rode (d) rided
28. 28.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) ran (c) running (d) runned
29. 29.___ you draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
30. 30.My brother did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swim (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swims
31. 31.My cousins did not ___ Grandma in 2023. (a) helped (b) help (c) helps (d) helping
32. 32.They ___ a kite last week. (a) flyed (b) flew (c) fly (d) will fly
33. 33.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
34. 34.The students ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinked (b) drink (c) drank (d) will drink
35. 35.She did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dances (b) dancing (c) danced (d) dance
36. 36.You did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climb (b) climbed (c) climbing (d) climbs
37. 37.My brother ___ the room last Sunday. (a) will clean (b) has cleaned (c) cleans (d) cleaned
38. 38.Aisha ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drew (b) draws (c) drawed (d) will draw
39. 39.My brother did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbing (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbed
40. 40.I ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throwed (b) threw (c) will throw (d) throw

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