Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 217 · 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 ___ the ball last week. (a) throws (b) throwed (c) will throw (d) threw
2. 2.I ___ for the team in 2023. (a) clapped (b) clap (c) will clap (d) have clapped
3. 3.He ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) speaked (c) spoke (d) will speak
4. 4.___ Yash send a message last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
5. 5.The children ___ a tree last week. (a) planted (b) plant (c) will plant (d) have planted
6. 6.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drank (d) drinked
7. 7.The children ___ lunch last Sunday. (a) bringed (b) will bring (c) brought (d) bring
8. 8.You did not ___ in the pool in 2023. (a) swims (b) swim (c) swam (d) swimming
9. 9.She did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbing (b) climbed (c) climbs (d) climb
10. 10.___ I jog in the park yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
11. 11.Kavya ___ a mango last week. (a) eated (b) ate (c) eats (d) will eat
12. 12.What is the past tense of “build”? (a) building (b) builded (c) built
13. 13.___ my brother cook rice yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
14. 14.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoken (c) speaked (d) spoke
15. 15.They did not ___ lunch yesterday. (a) bringing (b) bring (c) brought (d) brings
16. 16.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drawed (c) drew (d) drawing
17. 17.I did not ___ Hindi two days ago. (a) speaking (b) speak (c) speaks (d) spoke
18. 18.What is the past tense of “catch”? (a) catching (b) catched (c) caught
19. 19.I did not ___ Grandma two days ago. (a) helps (b) helped (c) helping (d) help
20. 20.My brother ___ the ball in 2023. (a) catches (b) catched (c) will catch (d) caught
21. 21.___ Nisha fly a kite in 2023? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Was (d) Does
22. 22.Myra ___ milk last week. (a) drinked (b) will drink (c) drank (d) drinks
23. 23.___ she study science last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
24. 24.Nisha ___ a cap last Sunday. (a) wears (b) will wear (c) wore (d) weared
25. 25.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) brought (b) bringing (c) bringed
26. 26.___ I drink milk last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
27. 27.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swam (b) swimming (c) swum (d) swimmed
28. 28.___ he throw the ball last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
29. 29.The students ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plant (b) have planted (c) will plant (d) planted
30. 30.Kabir did not ___ in the park in 2023. (a) running (b) runs (c) ran (d) run
31. 31.___ my friends catch the ball last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
32. 32.___ we help Grandma last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
33. 33.___ Saanvi ride a bicycle last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
34. 34.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) went (b) gone (c) goed (d) going
35. 35.Vivaan ___ a picture last week. (a) drawed (b) drew (c) will draw (d) draws
36. 36.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) run (b) runned (c) running (d) ran
37. 37.We ___ the ball yesterday. (a) throwed (b) throw (c) will throw (d) threw
38. 38.___ my brother plant a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
39. 39.Dev did not ___ a sandcastle last Sunday. (a) builds (b) build (c) building (d) built
40. 40.She did not ___ a mango in 2023. (a) ate (b) eating (c) eats (d) eat

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