Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 55 · 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.Diya ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catched (b) catches (c) caught (d) will catch
2. 2.___ they cook rice yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
3. 3.My cousins ___ the ball two days ago. (a) will throw (b) threw (c) throwed (d) throw
4. 4.___ my sister study science last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
5. 5.Yash ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tells (b) telled (c) will tell (d) told
6. 6.You did not ___ a kite last week. (a) flew (b) fly (c) flying (d) flies
7. 7.She did not ___ a letter last week. (a) wrote (b) write (c) writes (d) writing
8. 8.You ___ the train last week. (a) take (b) will take (c) taked (d) took
9. 9.Yash ___ in the park two days ago. (a) has jogged (b) jogs (c) will jog (d) jogged
10. 10.You ___ milk yesterday. (a) drink (b) will drink (c) drinked (d) drank
11. 11.___ she run in the park in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
12. 12.___ Aarav fly a kite last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
13. 13.Ananya did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) threw (b) throw (c) throwing (d) throws
14. 14.I did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speak (d) speaking
15. 15.We ___ a tree last week. (a) have climbed (b) climbed (c) climb (d) will climb
16. 16.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writing (b) writed (c) written (d) wrote
17. 17.My cousins ___ a cartoon last week. (a) will watch (b) watch (c) watched (d) have watched
18. 18.He ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catched (d) will catch
19. 19.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) ridden (b) rode (c) rided (d) riding
20. 20.___ we buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
21. 21.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) goed (c) going (d) went
22. 22.He did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climb (b) climbing (c) climbed (d) climbs
23. 23.___ he dance on the stage two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
24. 24.Rahul ___ milk last week. (a) drinked (b) drank (c) drinks (d) will drink
25. 25.___ Myra write a letter yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
26. 26.My brother ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) will speak
27. 27.You ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) wash (b) washed (c) will wash (d) have washed
28. 28.We ___ tea last week. (a) maked (b) made (c) make (d) will make
29. 29.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
30. 30.___ my parents tell a story two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
31. 31.You ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) will jog (d) have jogged
32. 32.We ___ milk last week. (a) drink (b) drank (c) drinked (d) will drink
33. 33.___ she win the match yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
34. 34.I did not ___ a picture last week. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw (d) drew
35. 35.___ my cousins eat a mango in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
36. 36.We ___ milk two days ago. (a) drank (b) will drink (c) drinked (d) drink
37. 37.My sister ___ a song in 2023. (a) will sing (b) has sung (c) sang (d) sings
38. 38.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
39. 39.___ my sister drink milk last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
40. 40.___ I sing a song two days ago? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did

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