Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 778 · 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.You did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climb (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) climbing
2. 2.I ___ a letter in 2023. (a) write (b) writed (c) wrote (d) will write
3. 3.___ he send a message in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
4. 4.My sister did not ___ rice last Sunday. (a) cooking (b) cook (c) cooked (d) cooks
5. 5.___ she dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.Ananya did not ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dancing (d) dance
7. 7.The children did not ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wore (b) wearing (c) wears (d) wear
8. 8.I did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbed (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbs
9. 9.___ they catch the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
10. 10.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) ran (b) run (c) runned (d) running
11. 11.I ___ milk last week. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) drink (d) drinked
12. 12.She ___ the ball in 2023. (a) will throw (b) throwed (c) threw (d) throws
13. 13.We did not ___ rice in 2023. (a) cooks (b) cook (c) cooking (d) cooked
14. 14.My sister did not ___ a letter two days ago. (a) writing (b) write (c) writes (d) wrote
15. 15.___ my brother swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
16. 16.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flew (c) flown (d) flyed
17. 17.I did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washing (b) washed (c) wash (d) washes
18. 18.He ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) has carried (b) will carry (c) carries (d) carried
19. 19.My brother ___ a cake last week. (a) bakes (b) will bake (c) baked (d) has baked
20. 20.___ you plant a tree yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
21. 21.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buying (b) buyed (c) bought
22. 22.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) won (b) winning (c) winned
23. 23.___ Dev go to school last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
24. 24.___ we bring lunch in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
25. 25.We ___ a cap last week. (a) wear (b) weared (c) wore (d) will wear
26. 26.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) gone (c) going (d) went
27. 27.I ___ the room in 2023. (a) have cleaned (b) will clean (c) cleaned (d) clean
28. 28.They ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swam (b) swim (c) will swim (d) swimmed
29. 29.He ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) will throw (c) throwed (d) throws
30. 30.My brother did not ___ the train last Sunday. (a) takes (b) taking (c) took (d) take
31. 31.He ___ milk last Sunday. (a) will drink (b) drank (c) drinked (d) drinks
32. 32.He ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) will buy (b) buyed (c) buys (d) bought
33. 33.I ___ the match last week. (a) will win (b) win (c) won (d) winned
34. 34.___ Kabir make tea in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
35. 35.___ Kabir write a letter last week? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
36. 36.They ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wear (b) will wear (c) weared (d) wore
37. 37.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drunk (c) drinking (d) drank
38. 38.___ the students swim in the pool last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.The students ___ a kite yesterday. (a) flyed (b) flew (c) fly (d) will fly
40. 40.I did not ___ Hindi in 2023. (a) speak (b) speaking (c) speaks (d) spoke

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