Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 295 · 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.She did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catching (b) catch (c) caught (d) catches
2. 2.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyed (c) flown (d) flew
3. 3.___ he buy vegetables last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
4. 4.We ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carried (b) carry (c) have carried (d) will carry
5. 5.___ we climb a tree last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
6. 6.___ Farhan build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
7. 7.They did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eating (d) eat
8. 8.They ___ a tree in 2023. (a) have planted (b) will plant (c) planted (d) plant
9. 9.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) wrote (b) writed (c) written (d) writing
10. 10.You did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feed (b) fed (c) feeds (d) feeding
11. 11.He ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writed (b) will write (c) writes (d) wrote
12. 12.___ I fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
13. 13.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawing (c) drawed (d) drew
14. 14.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eating (c) eaten (d) eated
15. 15.You ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will climb (b) climb (c) climbed (d) have climbed
16. 16.My brother did not ___ the dog last week. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds (d) fed
17. 17.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drunk
18. 18.___ we carry the bag two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
19. 19.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
20. 20.Arjun did not ___ milk in 2023. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drink
21. 21.They ___ tea last Sunday. (a) will make (b) made (c) make (d) maked
22. 22.I did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flying (d) flies
23. 23.You ___ a song yesterday. (a) will sing (b) sang (c) have sung (d) sing
24. 24.___ my brother sing a song last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
25. 25.She did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swims
26. 26.My cousins ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) have climbed (b) climb (c) climbed (d) will climb
27. 27.She ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) dances (b) will dance (c) danced (d) has danced
28. 28.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimming (c) swimmed (d) swam
29. 29.___ I carry the bag in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
30. 30.They did not ___ the match two days ago. (a) won (b) winning (c) win (d) wins
31. 31.Ishaan ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) dances (b) will dance (c) has danced (d) danced
32. 32.You did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drank (d) drinking
33. 33.Myra ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) has clapped (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) claps
34. 34.I ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) have jogged (b) jog (c) will jog (d) jogged
35. 35.She ___ a sandcastle last week. (a) builded (b) built (c) will build (d) builds
36. 36.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
37. 37.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) feeding (c) fed
38. 38.___ Aarav bring lunch in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.They ___ for the team last Sunday. (a) have clapped (b) will clap (c) clap (d) clapped
40. 40.I ___ vegetables two days ago. (a) will buy (b) buy (c) bought (d) buyed

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