Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 880 · 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.She ___ a tree in 2023. (a) will climb (b) has climbed (c) climbed (d) climbs
2. 2.___ Dev plant a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
3. 3.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flyed (c) flying (d) flew
4. 4.You ___ tea in 2023. (a) made (b) will make (c) make (d) maked
5. 5.I ___ the bag last week. (a) have carried (b) will carry (c) carry (d) carried
6. 6.He ___ tea last week. (a) will make (b) makes (c) made (d) maked
7. 7.You ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) will swim (b) swam (c) swimmed (d) swim
8. 8.They did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drinking (d) drank
9. 9.My sister ___ a cartoon two days ago. (a) watches (b) has watched (c) will watch (d) watched
10. 10.I ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) wash (b) have washed (c) will wash (d) washed
11. 11.My brother ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) will carry (b) has carried (c) carries (d) carried
12. 12.___ Ananya run in the park last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
13. 13.My friends ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) fly (c) will fly (d) flyed
14. 14.He did not ___ a letter last week. (a) wrote (b) write (c) writes (d) writing
15. 15.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taked (c) taking (d) taken
16. 16.I did not ___ a cake yesterday. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
17. 17.___ I jog in the park yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
18. 18.You did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jog (d) jogged
19. 19.She ___ milk last week. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) will drink (d) drinked
20. 20.I did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builds (b) building (c) build (d) built
21. 21.My brother ___ in the park yesterday. (a) will run (b) ran (c) runs (d) runned
22. 22.Tara did not ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) bakes (c) baking (d) bake
23. 23.I ___ a cap two days ago. (a) wore (b) weared (c) will wear (d) wear
24. 24.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) throwed (c) throwing (d) threw
25. 25.___ they wear a cap yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
26. 26.___ my sister wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
27. 27.I did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baking (b) baked (c) bake (d) bakes
28. 28.___ they study science last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
29. 29.We ___ the dishes last week. (a) will wash (b) wash (c) have washed (d) washed
30. 30.___ you feed the dog last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
31. 31.He ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throwed (b) will throw (c) throws (d) threw
32. 32.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawing (b) drawn (c) drawed (d) drew
33. 33.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
34. 34.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinked
35. 35.She did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helped (b) help (c) helps (d) helping
36. 36.My sister did not ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) clean (d) cleaning
37. 37.___ he clap for the team yesterday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
38. 38.She ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flew (b) will fly (c) flies (d) flyed
39. 39.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) making (c) made
40. 40.___ Nisha throw the ball last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does

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