Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 953 · 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) flown (b) flying (c) flyed (d) flew
2. 2.___ Isha build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
3. 3.We did not ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carries (b) carrying (c) carried (d) carry
4. 4.___ he speak Hindi in 2023? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
5. 5.___ they bring lunch in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
6. 6.___ my sister plant a tree last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
7. 7.She ___ a picture yesterday. (a) drew (b) will draw (c) drawed (d) draws
8. 8.You ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) rode (b) will ride (c) ride (d) rided
9. 9.Meera did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) jogging (c) jogged (d) jog
10. 10.I ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climb (b) have climbed (c) climbed (d) will climb
11. 11.She ___ Hindi last Sunday. (a) speaked (b) spoke (c) speaks (d) will speak
12. 12.He ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plants (b) will plant (c) planted (d) has planted
13. 13.I ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) danced (b) have danced (c) will dance (d) dance
14. 14.My brother did not ___ a cake two days ago. (a) baked (b) bake (c) baking (d) bakes
15. 15.___ she feed the dog yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
16. 16.___ she sing a song yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
17. 17.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drew (b) drawn (c) drawed (d) drawing
18. 18.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) ate (c) eaten (d) eating
19. 19.You did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) speak (c) speaking (d) spoke
20. 20.___ we throw the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
21. 21.My sister ___ the room two days ago. (a) cleaned (b) cleans (c) will clean (d) has cleaned
22. 22.___ they watch a cartoon last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
23. 23.___ you carry the bag yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
24. 24.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
25. 25.___ they plant a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
26. 26.___ he carry the bag two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
27. 27.She ___ a cap yesterday. (a) wore (b) wears (c) weared (d) will wear
28. 28.___ you watch a cartoon last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
29. 29.I did not ___ in the pool last week. (a) swim (b) swam (c) swimming (d) swims
30. 30.They ___ a tree last week. (a) climbed (b) climb (c) will climb (d) have climbed
31. 31.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) bought (c) buying
32. 32.___ Riya play cricket in 2023? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
33. 33.Nisha ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) ran (c) runned (d) will run
34. 34.My sister did not ___ to school two days ago. (a) went (b) goes (c) go (d) going
35. 35.He ___ a tree last week. (a) climbs (b) climbed (c) will climb (d) has climbed
36. 36.___ she fly a kite yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
37. 37.Isha ___ cricket yesterday. (a) has played (b) plays (c) will play (d) played
38. 38.My brother ___ a cake last week. (a) has baked (b) will bake (c) bakes (d) baked
39. 39.___ they take the train last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
40. 40.I ___ a cake two days ago. (a) bake (b) have baked (c) baked (d) will bake

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