Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 992 · 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.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wearing (b) worn (c) weared (d) wore
2. 2.___ they send a message two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
3. 3.You did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) wash (b) washes (c) washed (d) washing
4. 4.___ my brother wear a cap in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
5. 5.___ the students catch the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
6. 6.___ my sister take the train two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
7. 7.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eaten (b) eating (c) ate (d) eated
8. 8.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
9. 9.___ we cook rice last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
10. 10.___ Sneha write a letter last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
11. 11.___ she play cricket last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
12. 12.___ I take the train two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
13. 13.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) rode (c) riding (d) ridden
14. 14.___ Kavya go to school last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
15. 15.___ I wear a cap last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
16. 16.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
17. 17.We did not ___ the match last week. (a) winning (b) win (c) wins (d) won
18. 18.___ my brother eat a mango yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
19. 19.You ___ a cake in 2023. (a) baked (b) have baked (c) bake (d) will bake
20. 20.Neel ___ lunch two days ago. (a) will bring (b) brings (c) bringed (d) brought
21. 21.My brother ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) has washed (c) will wash (d) washes
22. 22.Zoya ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washes (b) will wash (c) has washed (d) washed
23. 23.They ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flew (b) flyed (c) will fly (d) fly
24. 24.___ she climb a tree last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
25. 25.We ___ rice two days ago. (a) will cook (b) cook (c) cooked (d) have cooked
26. 26.My brother did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) draw (b) drawing (c) draws (d) drew
27. 27.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taking (c) took (d) taken
28. 28.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
29. 29.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeding
30. 30.She ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) will speak (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) speaks
31. 31.___ Rahul swim in the pool last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
32. 32.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) told (c) telling
33. 33.___ you drink milk last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
34. 34.She ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carries (b) carried (c) has carried (d) will carry
35. 35.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawed (c) drawn (d) drew
36. 36.___ my parents send a message yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
37. 37.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwed (c) throwing (d) threw
38. 38.___ we tell a story yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
39. 39.I did not ___ science last week. (a) study (b) studying (c) studied (d) studies
40. 40.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinked (c) drinking (d) drank

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar