Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 128 · 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.___ my sister send a message in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
2. 2.They ___ Hindi last week. (a) speak (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) will speak
3. 3.You did not ___ a kite last week. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flew (d) flies
4. 4.Nisha did not ___ to school last Sunday. (a) went (b) going (c) goes (d) go
5. 5.___ Arjun climb a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
6. 6.Ira ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbs (b) will climb (c) has climbed (d) climbed
7. 7.___ Aarav jog in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
8. 8.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sending (c) sended
9. 9.Ananya did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbed (d) climbs
10. 10.I did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flies (d) flying
11. 11.She ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builds (b) built (c) will build (d) builded
12. 12.___ you ride a bicycle in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
13. 13.___ my brother build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
14. 14.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
15. 15.Farhan did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
16. 16.We did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) winning (c) win (d) wins
17. 17.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) drew (d) drawed
18. 18.We did not ___ a picture yesterday. (a) draw (b) drew (c) draws (d) drawing
19. 19.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swam
20. 20.You ___ a song two days ago. (a) have sung (b) will sing (c) sing (d) sang
21. 21.My brother did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dancing (b) dances (c) danced (d) dance
22. 22.Priya did not ___ a bicycle last week. (a) riding (b) ride (c) rode (d) rides
23. 23.Karan ___ to school last week. (a) goed (b) will go (c) goes (d) went
24. 24.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
25. 25.___ the children sing a song last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
26. 26.I did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studying (b) studies (c) studied (d) study
27. 27.He ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flew (b) will fly (c) flies (d) flyed
28. 28.My parents did not ___ for the team two days ago. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapped
29. 29.___ he tell a story yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
30. 30.My cousins did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly (d) flew
31. 31.___ she watch a cartoon last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
32. 32.___ you plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
33. 33.___ you cook rice two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
34. 34.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) spoken
35. 35.She ___ cricket in 2023. (a) has played (b) plays (c) played (d) will play
36. 36.She did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buying (b) buy (c) buys (d) bought
37. 37.___ he ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
38. 38.They did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) caught (b) catching (c) catches (d) catch
39. 39.You ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wear (b) weared (c) wore (d) will wear
40. 40.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) rided (c) riding (d) ridden

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