Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 988 · 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 send a message yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
2. 2.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) runned (c) running (d) run
3. 3.___ Neel drink milk last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
4. 4.___ we study science last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
5. 5.They did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) told (b) tells (c) telling (d) tell
6. 6.___ we send a message two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
7. 7.He ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watches (b) watched (c) will watch (d) has watched
8. 8.Farhan ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) spoke (b) speaked (c) speaks (d) will speak
9. 9.___ she tell a story yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
10. 10.They ___ the room two days ago. (a) will clean (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) have cleaned
11. 11.I did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carry (b) carries (c) carried (d) carrying
12. 12.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
13. 13.My brother ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinks (b) will drink (c) drinked (d) drank
14. 14.You ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) dance (b) danced (c) have danced (d) will dance
15. 15.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) worn (b) wore (c) weared (d) wearing
16. 16.___ we wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
17. 17.___ you drink milk in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
18. 18.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
19. 19.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) ate (c) eating (d) eated
20. 20.I did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) help (b) helped (c) helping (d) helps
21. 21.She did not ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) run (b) runs (c) ran (d) running
22. 22.___ my sister clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
23. 23.___ she bring lunch two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
24. 24.We did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speak (d) speaks
25. 25.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) rided (c) riding (d) rode
26. 26.She ___ science in 2023. (a) will study (b) studies (c) has studied (d) studied
27. 27.___ I draw a picture last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
28. 28.___ my parents feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
29. 29.Myra did not ___ science yesterday. (a) study (b) studied (c) studying (d) studies
30. 30.My sister ___ a mango in 2023. (a) ate (b) eats (c) will eat (d) eated
31. 31.Aarav ___ on the stage last week. (a) will dance (b) has danced (c) danced (d) dances
32. 32.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flew (c) flown (d) flying
33. 33.Neel ___ a song last Sunday. (a) will sing (b) sings (c) has sung (d) sang
34. 34.___ my brother wear a cap in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
35. 35.___ Ananya send a message two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
36. 36.___ Riya jog in the park in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
37. 37.We ___ science yesterday. (a) will study (b) study (c) have studied (d) studied
38. 38.I ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) will swim (b) swam (c) swim (d) swimmed
39. 39.We did not ___ lunch last week. (a) bringing (b) brought (c) brings (d) bring
40. 40.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) wrote (d) writing

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