Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 406 · 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.___ they climb a tree two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
2. 2.You ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) have washed (c) wash (d) will wash
3. 3.___ my brother dance on the stage last week? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
4. 4.My sister did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
5. 5.I ___ a tree yesterday. (a) have climbed (b) will climb (c) climbed (d) climb
6. 6.You ___ rice two days ago. (a) will cook (b) have cooked (c) cook (d) cooked
7. 7.Zoya did not ___ cricket in 2023. (a) played (b) play (c) playing (d) plays
8. 8.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
9. 9.___ she go to school two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
10. 10.___ Diya catch the ball two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
11. 11.She did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drank
12. 12.I ___ the dishes last week. (a) will wash (b) wash (c) washed (d) have washed
13. 13.She did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carried (d) carrying
14. 14.You did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbing (d) climbed
15. 15.Meera did not ___ Grandma last Sunday. (a) helping (b) helped (c) helps (d) help
16. 16.They did not ___ lunch two days ago. (a) brought (b) bringing (c) brings (d) bring
17. 17.___ I dance on the stage yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
18. 18.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drank
19. 19.You ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) have jogged (b) will jog (c) jog (d) jogged
20. 20.My parents did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbs (d) climbed
21. 21.I ___ for the team in 2023. (a) will clap (b) clap (c) clapped (d) have clapped
22. 22.Omkar ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) will build (b) built (c) builded (d) builds
23. 23.___ I take the train yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
24. 24.___ I carry the bag last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
25. 25.Kabir ___ a cartoon in 2023. (a) watches (b) watched (c) will watch (d) has watched
26. 26.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
27. 27.They ___ tea two days ago. (a) maked (b) will make (c) make (d) made
28. 28.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flyed (c) flew (d) flown
29. 29.___ Arjun play cricket in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
30. 30.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) runned (c) ran (d) run
31. 31.___ my friends go to school last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
32. 32.He did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) tells (b) told (c) telling (d) tell
33. 33.___ we draw a picture two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
34. 34.You did not ___ a song yesterday. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sang (d) sings
35. 35.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) spoken (c) speaking (d) speaked
36. 36.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
37. 37.___ he tell a story yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
38. 38.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rode (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rided
39. 39.___ we make tea in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
40. 40.They did not ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eat (b) eating (c) eats (d) ate

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