Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 620 · 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.My cousins did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbed (b) climbs (c) climb (d) climbing
2. 2.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinking
3. 3.He did not ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wearing (b) wears (c) wore (d) wear
4. 4.___ Zoya sing a song yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
5. 5.We did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carries (b) carry (c) carried (d) carrying
6. 6.Ananya ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) runned (c) will run (d) ran
7. 7.You ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) wash (b) washed (c) have washed (d) will wash
8. 8.___ we dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
9. 9.My brother ___ a bicycle two days ago. (a) rode (b) rided (c) rides (d) will ride
10. 10.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taking (c) taken (d) taked
11. 11.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) writing (c) written (d) wrote
12. 12.___ my friends fly a kite yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
13. 13.We ___ a cake yesterday. (a) have baked (b) baked (c) bake (d) will bake
14. 14.___ Riya throw the ball two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
15. 15.___ we play cricket last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.I ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clap (b) will clap (c) clapped (d) have clapped
17. 17.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) rode (c) ridden (d) riding
18. 18.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swam
19. 19.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winned (c) winning
20. 20.___ Meera send a message in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
21. 21.He ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinked (b) will drink (c) drank (d) drinks
22. 22.___ Kunal carry the bag two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
23. 23.Yash did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogged (b) jog (c) jogging (d) jogs
24. 24.My sister ___ for the team yesterday. (a) claps (b) clapped (c) has clapped (d) will clap
25. 25.___ my parents build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
26. 26.___ he build a sandcastle last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
27. 27.___ I go to school two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
28. 28.You ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climb (b) have climbed (c) will climb (d) climbed
29. 29.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) threw (b) thrown (c) throwing (d) throwed
30. 30.I did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jog (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jogged
31. 31.They did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washed (b) washes (c) washing (d) wash
32. 32.My sister did not ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) brings (b) brought (c) bring (d) bringing
33. 33.You ___ a kite in 2023. (a) fly (b) will fly (c) flyed (d) flew
34. 34.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
35. 35.My friends ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plant (b) will plant (c) have planted (d) planted
36. 36.___ Omkar win the match in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
37. 37.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) catching (c) caught
38. 38.You ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) have washed (b) will wash (c) wash (d) washed
39. 39.My parents did not ___ a letter last week. (a) write (b) writing (c) wrote (d) writes
40. 40.___ I climb a tree two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was

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