Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 688 · 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 “throw”? (a) throwing (b) throwed (c) thrown (d) threw
2. 2.___ they make tea two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
3. 3.He ___ vegetables last week. (a) buyed (b) buys (c) bought (d) will buy
4. 4.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buyed (c) buying
5. 5.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) went (c) goed (d) going
6. 6.We did not ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
7. 7.Myra did not ___ a song in 2023. (a) singing (b) sing (c) sings (d) sang
8. 8.___ you study science last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
9. 9.We did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) telling (b) tell (c) tells (d) told
10. 10.___ we fly a kite yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
11. 11.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) ran (c) running (d) runned
12. 12.___ I climb a tree yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
13. 13.___ she run in the park last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
14. 14.I ___ tea in 2023. (a) will make (b) maked (c) make (d) made
15. 15.The students ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbed (b) climb (c) will climb (d) have climbed
16. 16.You ___ on the stage last week. (a) dance (b) will dance (c) have danced (d) danced
17. 17.___ Arjun write a letter last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
18. 18.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) speaked (c) spoken (d) spoke
19. 19.You did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) bought (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
20. 20.I did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jog (d) jogging
21. 21.They ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wear (b) will wear (c) weared (d) wore
22. 22.My brother ___ the dishes last week. (a) washes (b) will wash (c) has washed (d) washed
23. 23.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swum (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swimming
24. 24.They ___ the room yesterday. (a) have cleaned (b) clean (c) will clean (d) cleaned
25. 25.___ you draw a picture two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
26. 26.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) caught (c) catched
27. 27.My friends ___ to school last Sunday. (a) went (b) go (c) will go (d) goed
28. 28.I did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbing (b) climbed (c) climb (d) climbs
29. 29.My brother did not ___ lunch last week. (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bring (d) brings
30. 30.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eating (b) eated (c) ate (d) eaten
31. 31.He ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rides (b) will ride (c) rode (d) rided
32. 32.Arjun did not ___ science in 2023. (a) studying (b) studies (c) studied (d) study
33. 33.___ my parents catch the ball in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
34. 34.___ you study science two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
35. 35.We did not ___ a story in 2023. (a) tell (b) telling (c) tells (d) told
36. 36.He ___ on the stage yesterday. (a) will dance (b) has danced (c) danced (d) dances
37. 37.We did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speak
38. 38.The children did not ___ a message in 2023. (a) sends (b) sent (c) send (d) sending
39. 39.___ Aditya take the train yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
40. 40.___ I plant a tree last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do

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