Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 522 · 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.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flew (c) flying (d) flyed
2. 2.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwing (c) threw (d) throwed
3. 3.___ you catch the ball yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
4. 4.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
5. 5.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) wore (b) worn (c) weared (d) wearing
6. 6.___ he bring lunch last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
7. 7.We ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climb (b) have climbed (c) will climb (d) climbed
8. 8.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
9. 9.___ he help Grandma last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
10. 10.___ my brother fly a kite last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
11. 11.___ we wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
12. 12.He ___ for the team in 2023. (a) has clapped (b) clapped (c) claps (d) will clap
13. 13.___ my sister clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
14. 14.My friends ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) plant (d) have planted
15. 15.___ you write a letter last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
16. 16.My sister ___ a kite last week. (a) flew (b) will fly (c) flyed (d) flies
17. 17.___ the children clean the room last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
18. 18.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
19. 19.He did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planted (d) planting
20. 20.He ___ the train two days ago. (a) took (b) takes (c) taked (d) will take
21. 21.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will climb (b) climb (c) have climbed (d) climbed
22. 22.___ you swim in the pool yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
23. 23.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) riding (c) rode (d) rided
24. 24.She ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) weared (c) wears (d) will wear
25. 25.___ Yash write a letter last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
26. 26.My sister ___ the bag last week. (a) carries (b) will carry (c) carried (d) has carried
27. 27.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) went (c) gone (d) goed
28. 28.You did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) planting (c) planted (d) plant
29. 29.We ___ a cake in 2023. (a) have baked (b) baked (c) will bake (d) bake
30. 30.Aisha ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throwed (d) will throw
31. 31.___ she wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
32. 32.My cousins did not ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) wear (c) wearing (d) wore
33. 33.___ he feed the dog in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
34. 34.___ Yash write a letter yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
35. 35.___ we go to school last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
36. 36.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drinked (c) drinking (d) drank
37. 37.___ my brother throw the ball in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
38. 38.___ my cousins ride a bicycle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
39. 39.___ Priya win the match in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
40. 40.___ Karan build a sandcastle last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was

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