Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 663 · 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.Myra ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) will climb (d) has climbed
2. 2.They ___ a message two days ago. (a) send (b) sent (c) sended (d) will send
3. 3.I ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) will fly (b) fly (c) flew (d) flyed
4. 4.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swimmed (c) swimming (d) swam
5. 5.Aisha did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throw (d) throwing
6. 6.I ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wear (b) will wear (c) weared (d) wore
7. 7.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taked (c) taking (d) taken
8. 8.My sister did not ___ a kite two days ago. (a) fly (b) flying (c) flew (d) flies
9. 9.Nisha ___ rice in 2023. (a) has cooked (b) will cook (c) cooks (d) cooked
10. 10.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) run (c) running (d) runned
11. 11.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) wore (c) wearing (d) worn
12. 12.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flown
13. 13.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoke (b) speaking (c) speaked (d) spoken
14. 14.___ Aditya write a letter in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
15. 15.You ___ in the park last week. (a) runned (b) will run (c) ran (d) run
16. 16.We did not ___ a letter yesterday. (a) wrote (b) writing (c) write (d) writes
17. 17.Vivaan did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) sings (b) sang (c) singing (d) sing
18. 18.___ I make tea last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
19. 19.She did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cook (b) cooking (c) cooked (d) cooks
20. 20.They did not ___ a song last week. (a) sang (b) sing (c) sings (d) singing
21. 21.We did not ___ the train last week. (a) took (b) takes (c) taking (d) take
22. 22.___ you climb a tree last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
23. 23.Kabir did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) catches (b) caught (c) catching (d) catch
24. 24.The students ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eated (b) ate (c) will eat (d) eat
25. 25.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) rided (b) ridden (c) riding (d) rode
26. 26.___ you drink milk last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
27. 27.___ you sing a song last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
28. 28.___ my cousins eat a mango yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
29. 29.___ I climb a tree two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
30. 30.You did not ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) played (b) plays (c) playing (d) play
31. 31.___ my brother win the match two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
32. 32.___ we take the train last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
33. 33.We did not ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jogged (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
34. 34.My brother ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) has jogged (d) will jog
35. 35.I did not ___ the train yesterday. (a) takes (b) take (c) taking (d) took
36. 36.My sister ___ a cake yesterday. (a) will bake (b) bakes (c) has baked (d) baked
37. 37.You did not ___ the ball two days ago. (a) catches (b) catch (c) caught (d) catching
38. 38.She ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carries (b) carried (c) has carried (d) will carry
39. 39.___ Manav climb a tree yesterday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
40. 40.___ we write a letter in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does

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