Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 366 · 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 ___ tea in 2023. (a) maked (b) made (c) make (d) will make
2. 2.You did not ___ to school in 2023. (a) went (b) goes (c) go (d) going
3. 3.The students did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) clean (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) cleaning
4. 4.My friends did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) ride (b) rode (c) rides (d) riding
5. 5.Vivaan ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) has danced (d) dances
6. 6.___ he bake a cake yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
7. 7.We ___ Hindi last week. (a) speak (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) will speak
8. 8.We did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwing (b) threw (c) throw (d) throws
9. 9.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swum
10. 10.___ Ananya tell a story yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
11. 11.My parents did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) ate
12. 12.___ Priya bake a cake last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
13. 13.She did not ___ a song last Sunday. (a) singing (b) sings (c) sang (d) sing
14. 14.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
15. 15.My friends did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helping (b) helps (c) helped (d) help
16. 16.He ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) will buy (b) buyed (c) buys (d) bought
17. 17.___ Neel wear a cap in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
18. 18.I ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) have climbed (b) will climb (c) climbed (d) climb
19. 19.My brother did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swim (b) swimming (c) swims (d) swam
20. 20.___ I sing a song in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
21. 21.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) maked (c) made
22. 22.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) throwing (b) thrown (c) throwed (d) threw
23. 23.He ___ the bag two days ago. (a) has carried (b) carries (c) carried (d) will carry
24. 24.Farhan did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbs (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbed
25. 25.___ we speak Hindi two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
26. 26.Diya did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wears
27. 27.He did not ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeds (b) feeding (c) fed (d) feed
28. 28.Pooja ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washes (b) will wash (c) washed (d) has washed
29. 29.We ___ a song two days ago. (a) sing (b) will sing (c) have sung (d) sang
30. 30.___ she speak Hindi yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
31. 31.Meera ___ a story last week. (a) will tell (b) telled (c) told (d) tells
32. 32.He ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will throw (b) throws (c) threw (d) throwed
33. 33.He ___ for the team yesterday. (a) will clap (b) has clapped (c) claps (d) clapped
34. 34.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eaten (c) eating (d) ate
35. 35.___ you take the train yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
36. 36.My brother ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) rides (b) will ride (c) rided (d) rode
37. 37.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) speaking (c) speaked (d) spoke
38. 38.You did not ___ the room yesterday. (a) cleans (b) cleaned (c) cleaning (d) clean
39. 39.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyed (c) flew (d) flown
40. 40.We ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clap (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) have clapped

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