Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 287 · 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.I did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) flying (b) flies (c) fly (d) flew
2. 2.Tara ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baked (b) will bake (c) bakes (d) has baked
3. 3.___ I speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
4. 4.I ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helped (b) will help (c) help (d) have helped
5. 5.Myra did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bakes (b) baking (c) baked (d) bake
6. 6.We ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) have danced (b) danced (c) will dance (d) dance
7. 7.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
8. 8.I ___ a story in 2023. (a) tell (b) will tell (c) telled (d) told
9. 9.You ___ the bag in 2023. (a) will carry (b) carried (c) have carried (d) carry
10. 10.___ they play cricket yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
11. 11.My sister did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drink (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drinks
12. 12.The children ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rode (b) ride (c) will ride (d) rided
13. 13.I ___ tea two days ago. (a) make (b) maked (c) will make (d) made
14. 14.My sister ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) will wash (b) has washed (c) washes (d) washed
15. 15.I did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washes (b) washed (c) wash (d) washing
16. 16.Aditya ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flies (b) will fly (c) flyed (d) flew
17. 17.We ___ a story last week. (a) telled (b) tell (c) will tell (d) told
18. 18.___ you sing a song last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
19. 19.Arjun ___ a picture two days ago. (a) drawed (b) will draw (c) drew (d) draws
20. 20.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writed (c) written (d) writing
21. 21.The students ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rode (b) will ride (c) ride (d) rided
22. 22.Aditya did not ___ the match last week. (a) won (b) winning (c) wins (d) win
23. 23.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) run (c) ran (d) runned
24. 24.She ___ a story last week. (a) telled (b) told (c) will tell (d) tells
25. 25.We did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) spoke (d) speaking
26. 26.Tara did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) help (b) helps (c) helping (d) helped
27. 27.I did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) make (b) makes (c) made (d) making
28. 28.My brother did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sending (b) send (c) sent (d) sends
29. 29.___ I plant a tree two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
30. 30.We did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washing (b) washes (c) wash (d) washed
31. 31.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
32. 32.___ my cousins bake a cake two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
33. 33.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flew (c) flown (d) flyed
34. 34.___ Vivaan eat a mango two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
35. 35.You ___ the train last Sunday. (a) take (b) taked (c) took (d) will take
36. 36.___ Vivaan bake a cake last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
37. 37.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
38. 38.I ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) tell (c) will tell (d) telled
39. 39.He ___ a message two days ago. (a) sent (b) sended (c) will send (d) sends
40. 40.___ my brother ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was

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