Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 709 · 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) flying (b) flown (c) flyed (d) flew
2. 2.We ___ in the park yesterday. (a) have jogged (b) jogged (c) will jog (d) jog
3. 3.My brother did not ___ the room last Sunday. (a) cleaned (b) cleaning (c) clean (d) cleans
4. 4.The children did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) study (b) studied (c) studying (d) studies
5. 5.She ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) watches (b) watched (c) will watch (d) has watched
6. 6.___ my sister write a letter in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
7. 7.___ we jog in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
8. 8.My sister ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbed (b) will climb (c) climbs (d) has climbed
9. 9.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawed (b) drawn (c) drew (d) drawing
10. 10.___ you swim in the pool last week? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
11. 11.My friends did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) jogging (d) jog
12. 12.I ___ Hindi last week. (a) spoke (b) speak (c) speaked (d) will speak
13. 13.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
14. 14.___ you climb a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
15. 15.___ you build a sandcastle in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
16. 16.You ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jog (b) jogged (c) have jogged (d) will jog
17. 17.My friends did not ___ a mango yesterday. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eating (d) eat
18. 18.She did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbed (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
19. 19.He did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tell (b) telling (c) told (d) tells
20. 20.Rohan ___ the train two days ago. (a) takes (b) took (c) will take (d) taked
21. 21.We did not ___ milk last week. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drink (d) drank
22. 22.___ Diya plant a tree last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
23. 23.___ they wear a cap yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
24. 24.I ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringed (b) brought (c) bring (d) will bring
25. 25.Ishaan did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drank (b) drinking (c) drinks (d) drink
26. 26.___ Karan cook rice yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catched (b) caught (c) catching
28. 28.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speaked
29. 29.___ you draw a picture last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
30. 30.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
31. 31.Priya ___ a cake two days ago. (a) has baked (b) bakes (c) baked (d) will bake
32. 32.He ___ a song yesterday. (a) sang (b) will sing (c) has sung (d) sings
33. 33.What is the past tense of “wear”? (a) weared (b) worn (c) wore (d) wearing
34. 34.My cousins did not ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throws (b) throw (c) threw (d) throwing
35. 35.My brother ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plants (b) has planted (c) planted (d) will plant
36. 36.___ I eat a mango in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
37. 37.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) builded (b) built (c) building
38. 38.You did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washes (b) washing (c) washed (d) wash
39. 39.My brother ___ the train two days ago. (a) took (b) taked (c) takes (d) will take
40. 40.You ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) will dance (b) dance (c) have danced (d) danced

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