Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 501 · 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.___ you study science last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
2. 2.We did not ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eating (b) eats (c) eat (d) ate
3. 3.She did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) eating (b) eats (c) eat (d) ate
4. 4.Arjun did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jog (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jogs
5. 5.I did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carry (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carries
6. 6.___ Rohan run in the park in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
7. 7.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swimmed (d) swam
8. 8.He ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carried (b) has carried (c) will carry (d) carries
9. 9.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flying (c) flew (d) flyed
10. 10.___ you write a letter two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
11. 11.___ Saanvi plant a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
12. 12.My parents ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) will jog (d) have jogged
13. 13.Myra did not ___ the dog two days ago. (a) feed (b) fed (c) feeding (d) feeds
14. 14.We ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bring (b) bringed (c) will bring (d) brought
15. 15.I did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) bakes (b) baked (c) bake (d) baking
16. 16.Neel did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
17. 17.My cousins ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) have danced (b) will dance (c) dance (d) danced
18. 18.___ we throw the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
19. 19.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) eating (c) eaten (d) ate
20. 20.Pooja did not ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watched (b) watches (c) watch (d) watching
21. 21.___ she bake a cake last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
22. 22.___ we plant a tree last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
23. 23.They ___ milk last week. (a) drank (b) drink (c) will drink (d) drinked
24. 24.___ my friends take the train two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
25. 25.He ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brings (b) will bring (c) bringed (d) brought
26. 26.I ___ a message yesterday. (a) send (b) sent (c) will send (d) sended
27. 27.She ___ a kite yesterday. (a) will fly (b) flew (c) flies (d) flyed
28. 28.___ we make tea last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
29. 29.Saanvi did not ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) speaks
30. 30.They did not ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) rode (b) ride (c) rides (d) riding
31. 31.She did not ___ the match last Sunday. (a) winning (b) won (c) win (d) wins
32. 32.She ___ the bag two days ago. (a) has carried (b) will carry (c) carries (d) carried
33. 33.Farhan ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) will feed (b) fed (c) feeded (d) feeds
34. 34.You did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbed (d) climbs
35. 35.The students ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) dance (d) have danced
36. 36.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) bought (c) buyed
37. 37.___ she wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
38. 38.He did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) speak (d) spoke
39. 39.My brother did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) wins (c) win (d) winning
40. 40.Aditya did not ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flying (d) flies

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