Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 261 · 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 “throw”? (a) threw (b) throwing (c) thrown (d) throwed
2. 2.She ___ a cake two days ago. (a) will bake (b) has baked (c) baked (d) bakes
3. 3.My parents ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) build (b) built (c) will build (d) builded
4. 4.Aisha ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) will wash (b) washes (c) has washed (d) washed
5. 5.Neel did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carrying (b) carries (c) carried (d) carry
6. 6.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) written (c) writed (d) wrote
7. 7.My parents ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catch (b) caught (c) will catch (d) catched
8. 8.I did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) help (b) helped (c) helping (d) helps
9. 9.___ my brother drink milk in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
10. 10.___ I go to school two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
11. 11.___ Aarav sing a song two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
12. 12.You ___ cricket last week. (a) played (b) have played (c) play (d) will play
13. 13.My sister ___ a bicycle last week. (a) rides (b) will ride (c) rode (d) rided
14. 14.Neel did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) ate
15. 15.I did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbed (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climb
16. 16.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) running (d) ran
17. 17.My cousins ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) wash (b) will wash (c) have washed (d) washed
18. 18.Pooja ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) spoke (b) speaks (c) will speak (d) speaked
19. 19.My brother did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wear (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wore
20. 20.___ Ira plant a tree in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.___ the children play cricket yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
22. 22.The children ___ in the park two days ago. (a) have jogged (b) will jog (c) jogged (d) jog
23. 23.Yash ___ a kite last week. (a) flew (b) flies (c) will fly (d) flyed
24. 24.She ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rode (b) rides (c) rided (d) will ride
25. 25.She ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooks (b) has cooked (c) will cook (d) cooked
26. 26.___ you ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
27. 27.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drew (d) drawed
28. 28.She ___ the train last Sunday. (a) takes (b) taked (c) will take (d) took
29. 29.Karan did not ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watching (b) watched (c) watch (d) watches
30. 30.___ my brother send a message last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
31. 31.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swum
32. 32.He did not ___ tea in 2023. (a) making (b) made (c) makes (d) make
33. 33.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) built (c) builded
34. 34.I ___ cricket yesterday. (a) have played (b) play (c) played (d) will play
35. 35.Kabir did not ___ on the stage last week. (a) danced (b) dancing (c) dance (d) dances
36. 36.He ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) plants (c) has planted (d) will plant
37. 37.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
38. 38.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catched (c) catching
39. 39.They ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) have planted (b) plant (c) planted (d) will plant
40. 40.Zoya did not ___ a kite in 2023. (a) flying (b) fly (c) flies (d) flew

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