Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 991 · 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.He did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throwing (b) throws (c) threw (d) throw
2. 2.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyed (c) flew (d) flown
3. 3.Kunal did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) tell (b) tells (c) told (d) telling
4. 4.My brother ___ science two days ago. (a) studies (b) studied (c) has studied (d) will study
5. 5.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swimmed (d) swum
6. 6.___ my cousins play cricket last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
7. 7.___ my brother jog in the park in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
8. 8.___ Rahul watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
9. 9.My brother did not ___ the dishes last week. (a) washed (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
10. 10.___ you win the match two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
11. 11.We did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drink (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drank
12. 12.My friends ___ to school last week. (a) go (b) went (c) will go (d) goed
13. 13.___ Manav watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
14. 14.The students did not ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) bought (b) buying (c) buys (d) buy
15. 15.He ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brought (b) brings (c) will bring (d) bringed
16. 16.You ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rode (b) ride (c) rided (d) will ride
17. 17.Meera ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) claps (b) clapped (c) will clap (d) has clapped
18. 18.They ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) will dance (b) dance (c) have danced (d) danced
19. 19.___ he feed the dog yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
20. 20.She did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) singing (b) sang (c) sings (d) sing
21. 21.We ___ the room last Sunday. (a) have cleaned (b) cleaned (c) clean (d) will clean
22. 22.___ I write a letter yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
23. 23.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
24. 24.My sister ___ to school in 2023. (a) goes (b) will go (c) goed (d) went
25. 25.___ the children study science two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
26. 26.___ my brother write a letter two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
27. 27.I ___ the train last week. (a) take (b) took (c) taked (d) will take
28. 28.My sister ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buys (b) buyed (c) bought (d) will buy
29. 29.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sending (b) sended (c) sent
30. 30.___ we draw a picture yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
31. 31.She did not ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clap (b) clapped (c) clapping (d) claps
32. 32.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawn (c) drawing (d) drawed
33. 33.You did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watch (b) watching (c) watched (d) watches
34. 34.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
35. 35.___ my brother study science two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
36. 36.The students ___ the match yesterday. (a) will win (b) winned (c) won (d) win
37. 37.I ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watched (b) will watch (c) have watched (d) watch
38. 38.They did not ___ science last week. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) studied
39. 39.___ we sing a song last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
40. 40.We ___ to school yesterday. (a) goed (b) will go (c) go (d) went

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