Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 980 · 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.___ my brother climb a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
2. 2.Arjun ___ a sandcastle in 2023. (a) builds (b) will build (c) built (d) builded
3. 3.My sister did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogged (b) jogging (c) jogs (d) jog
4. 4.My parents ___ a cake yesterday. (a) bake (b) will bake (c) have baked (d) baked
5. 5.You ___ Hindi yesterday. (a) will speak (b) speaked (c) speak (d) spoke
6. 6.___ Arjun write a letter yesterday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
7. 7.He ___ vegetables last Sunday. (a) buys (b) will buy (c) bought (d) buyed
8. 8.___ Isha write a letter yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
9. 9.Rahul ___ a cartoon yesterday. (a) has watched (b) will watch (c) watched (d) watches
10. 10.___ you cook rice two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
11. 11.___ he write a letter in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
12. 12.___ you win the match two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
13. 13.I ___ milk yesterday. (a) drank (b) drink (c) drinked (d) will drink
14. 14.___ she tell a story two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
15. 15.We did not ___ in the pool two days ago. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swimming (d) swam
16. 16.___ you win the match in 2023? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
17. 17.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winned (b) won (c) winning
18. 18.Riya ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) washes (b) has washed (c) washed (d) will wash
19. 19.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) caught (b) catching (c) catched
20. 20.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taken (c) took (d) taking
21. 21.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flying (b) flown (c) flyed (d) flew
22. 22.You ___ science last week. (a) have studied (b) study (c) studied (d) will study
23. 23.My parents did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogs (b) jogged (c) jogging (d) jog
24. 24.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) gone (b) went (c) goed (d) going
25. 25.___ they send a message last week? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
26. 26.___ she fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
27. 27.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drunk
28. 28.Kunal ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) will jog (d) has jogged
29. 29.She did not ___ a mango two days ago. (a) eat (b) eats (c) eating (d) ate
30. 30.He did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) climbed (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbs
31. 31.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) maked (b) made (c) making
32. 32.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) built (b) building (c) builded
33. 33.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swam
34. 34.___ we throw the ball yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
35. 35.We ___ to school two days ago. (a) will go (b) goed (c) go (d) went
36. 36.They ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planted (b) have planted (c) will plant (d) plant
37. 37.My sister did not ___ the dog yesterday. (a) feeding (b) feed (c) feeds (d) fed
38. 38.I ___ a tree in 2023. (a) have planted (b) planted (c) will plant (d) plant
39. 39.___ they wear a cap yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
40. 40.___ Isha make tea last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was

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