Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 160 · 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 plant a tree two days ago? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
2. 2.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
3. 3.Arjun ___ rice last week. (a) cooks (b) cooked (c) has cooked (d) will cook
4. 4.___ I throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
5. 5.___ they wear a cap last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
6. 6.He ___ a tree last week. (a) will plant (b) plants (c) planted (d) has planted
7. 7.They ___ lunch yesterday. (a) will bring (b) bring (c) bringed (d) brought
8. 8.Myra ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drank (b) drinks (c) will drink (d) drinked
9. 9.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) going (b) goed (c) went (d) gone
10. 10.___ she build a sandcastle last week? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
11. 11.She ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buyed (b) buys (c) bought (d) will buy
12. 12.You did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wearing (b) wear (c) wore (d) wears
13. 13.___ Sneha clean the room two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
14. 14.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) buyed (b) buying (c) bought
15. 15.___ you carry the bag last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
16. 16.___ they clap for the team in 2023? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
17. 17.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taking (b) taked (c) taken (d) took
18. 18.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
19. 19.My parents ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bring (b) will bring (c) bringed (d) brought
20. 20.___ I fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
21. 21.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) spoken (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) speaking
22. 22.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
23. 23.___ I win the match yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
24. 24.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drank (b) drinking (c) drunk (d) drinked
25. 25.She ___ a tree two days ago. (a) has climbed (b) climbs (c) climbed (d) will climb
26. 26.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimming (b) swum (c) swimmed (d) swam
27. 27.I ___ the ball last week. (a) caught (b) will catch (c) catch (d) catched
28. 28.___ we climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
29. 29.We ___ the ball two days ago. (a) throw (b) will throw (c) threw (d) throwed
30. 30.My brother ___ a mango yesterday. (a) will eat (b) eated (c) ate (d) eats
31. 31.My brother ___ the room two days ago. (a) will clean (b) cleaned (c) cleans (d) has cleaned
32. 32.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
33. 33.I ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) run (b) ran (c) runned (d) will run
34. 34.She did not ___ milk yesterday. (a) drank (b) drink (c) drinks (d) drinking
35. 35.___ Diya plant a tree last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
36. 36.We ___ the train yesterday. (a) will take (b) taked (c) took (d) take
37. 37.You did not ___ science last Sunday. (a) studied (b) studying (c) study (d) studies
38. 38.I ___ rice last Sunday. (a) will cook (b) cooked (c) have cooked (d) cook
39. 39.She ___ a tree last week. (a) plants (b) will plant (c) has planted (d) planted
40. 40.Saanvi ___ lunch in 2023. (a) bringed (b) brings (c) brought (d) will bring

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