Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 253 · 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 “make”? (a) made (b) maked (c) making
2. 2.___ Aarav climb a tree last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
3. 3.She ___ to school last Sunday. (a) goes (b) goed (c) went (d) will go
4. 4.He did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studied (b) studies (c) study (d) studying
5. 5.___ I carry the bag yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.___ we buy vegetables last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
7. 7.Ananya ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) has watched (b) watched (c) watches (d) will watch
8. 8.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
9. 9.Kunal ___ the room two days ago. (a) has cleaned (b) cleaned (c) will clean (d) cleans
10. 10.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
11. 11.___ he wash the dishes last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
12. 12.You ___ tea yesterday. (a) maked (b) made (c) make (d) will make
13. 13.___ we throw the ball in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
14. 14.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flew (c) flown (d) flyed
15. 15.They ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) will dance (b) have danced (c) danced (d) dance
16. 16.___ they dance on the stage in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
17. 17.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaked (b) spoken (c) spoke (d) speaking
18. 18.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taking (c) taked (d) taken
19. 19.Kabir did not ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watch (b) watched (c) watching (d) watches
20. 20.___ they jog in the park yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
21. 21.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) wrote (d) writing
22. 22.My brother ___ a tree yesterday. (a) planted (b) plants (c) has planted (d) will plant
23. 23.They did not ___ a story last week. (a) telling (b) told (c) tells (d) tell
24. 24.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) have climbed (b) climbed (c) climb (d) will climb
25. 25.He ___ a tree in 2023. (a) has planted (b) plants (c) will plant (d) planted
26. 26.___ my parents clean the room in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
27. 27.She did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drank
28. 28.The children ___ science in 2023. (a) will study (b) study (c) studied (d) have studied
29. 29.I did not ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speak
30. 30.He did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carried (d) carrying
31. 31.They did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rode (b) ride (c) riding (d) rides
32. 32.The students did not ___ tea two days ago. (a) made (b) make (c) makes (d) making
33. 33.The students did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) spoke (d) speaking
34. 34.___ Meera climb a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
35. 35.Tara ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throws (b) throwed (c) threw (d) will throw
36. 36.___ he win the match last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
37. 37.I ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) build (b) will build (c) builded (d) built
38. 38.We did not ___ a tree last week. (a) plants (b) planted (c) planting (d) plant
39. 39.Aditya ___ for the team yesterday. (a) will clap (b) has clapped (c) clapped (d) claps
40. 40.We ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) will play (b) have played (c) played (d) play

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