Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 999 · 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 ___ cricket in 2023. (a) play (b) played (c) plays (d) playing
2. 2.You ___ to school last week. (a) will go (b) went (c) go (d) goed
3. 3.___ Farhan climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
4. 4.She did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) bought (b) buying (c) buy (d) buys
5. 5.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) eated (b) ate (c) eating (d) eaten
6. 6.___ I tell a story yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
7. 7.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swimmed (d) swam
8. 8.The children did not ___ Grandma last week. (a) helped (b) helping (c) help (d) helps
9. 9.They ___ Hindi last week. (a) spoke (b) will speak (c) speak (d) speaked
10. 10.___ Aarav run in the park in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
11. 11.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flown (c) flyed (d) flying
12. 12.My brother ___ a tree two days ago. (a) has planted (b) will plant (c) plants (d) planted
13. 13.She did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drink
14. 14.I did not ___ in the park last week. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jog
15. 15.She ___ to school in 2023. (a) went (b) goed (c) goes (d) will go
16. 16.___ he clean the room yesterday? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
17. 17.What is the past tense of “make”? (a) making (b) made (c) maked
18. 18.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sent (b) sended (c) sending
19. 19.You did not ___ to school yesterday. (a) going (b) went (c) goes (d) go
20. 20.Nisha ___ the ball in 2023. (a) will throw (b) throws (c) throwed (d) threw
21. 21.___ my sister wear a cap last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
22. 22.Rohan ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) plants (c) has planted (d) will plant
23. 23.My brother did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinks (b) drink (c) drinking (d) drank
24. 24.Vivaan ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helped (b) will help (c) has helped (d) helps
25. 25.___ you wash the dishes last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
26. 26.We did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) telling (b) tells (c) tell (d) told
27. 27.Aditya ___ to school in 2023. (a) will go (b) went (c) goed (d) goes
28. 28.___ my sister climb a tree last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
29. 29.Kunal ___ a song in 2023. (a) sang (b) will sing (c) sings (d) has sung
30. 30.I ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catched (b) will catch (c) caught (d) catch
31. 31.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaking (d) speaked
32. 32.Dev did not ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) throws (b) threw (c) throwing (d) throw
33. 33.___ Ishaan clean the room two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
34. 34.My friends did not ___ a song two days ago. (a) sings (b) sang (c) singing (d) sing
35. 35.We did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buys (b) buy (c) bought (d) buying
36. 36.What is the past tense of “ride”? (a) riding (b) ridden (c) rided (d) rode
37. 37.You ___ a kite last Sunday. (a) flyed (b) fly (c) will fly (d) flew
38. 38.Isha did not ___ in the park yesterday. (a) jogging (b) jogs (c) jogged (d) jog
39. 39.Yash ___ the dog last week. (a) fed (b) feeded (c) feeds (d) will feed
40. 40.___ he wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do

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