Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 320 · 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.He ___ a message last week. (a) sends (b) sent (c) sended (d) will send
2. 2.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
3. 3.My sister ___ to school last Sunday. (a) goes (b) goed (c) will go (d) went
4. 4.My brother ___ science in 2023. (a) will study (b) studies (c) studied (d) has studied
5. 5.___ he climb a tree last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
6. 6.Meera ___ for the team last week. (a) claps (b) has clapped (c) will clap (d) clapped
7. 7.They ___ rice two days ago. (a) cooked (b) will cook (c) have cooked (d) cook
8. 8.He ___ a cap in 2023. (a) will wear (b) wears (c) weared (d) wore
9. 9.___ I clap for the team two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
10. 10.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
11. 11.What is the past tense of “win”? (a) winning (b) winned (c) won
12. 12.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeding (b) fed (c) feeded
13. 13.My brother did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sent (b) send (c) sends (d) sending
14. 14.___ she wash the dishes yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
15. 15.She ___ in the park two days ago. (a) ran (b) runs (c) will run (d) runned
16. 16.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) run (c) runned (d) ran
17. 17.She ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drinked (b) will drink (c) drank (d) drinks
18. 18.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) told (b) telled (c) telling
19. 19.___ we swim in the pool in 2023? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Do (d) Was
20. 20.You ___ a kite last week. (a) flyed (b) flew (c) fly (d) will fly
21. 21.We did not ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drink (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drinking
22. 22.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) wrote (c) written (d) writing
23. 23.___ Sneha tell a story last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
24. 24.They did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dances (b) danced (c) dance (d) dancing
25. 25.You ___ to school yesterday. (a) go (b) went (c) will go (d) goed
26. 26.I did not ___ tea last Sunday. (a) made (b) make (c) makes (d) making
27. 27.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) took (b) taking (c) taken (d) taked
28. 28.You ___ the room yesterday. (a) have cleaned (b) clean (c) cleaned (d) will clean
29. 29.We ___ a bicycle in 2023. (a) ride (b) rode (c) will ride (d) rided
30. 30.Ananya ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dances (b) has danced (c) danced (d) will dance
31. 31.___ he climb a tree two days ago? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Does (d) Did
32. 32.___ the children write a letter last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
33. 33.She did not ___ science in 2023. (a) study (b) studied (c) studies (d) studying
34. 34.___ I watch a cartoon last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
35. 35.They ___ in the park in 2023. (a) have jogged (b) jog (c) jogged (d) will jog
36. 36.My brother ___ for the team last week. (a) will clap (b) clapped (c) claps (d) has clapped
37. 37.She ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) has planted (b) will plant (c) planted (d) plants
38. 38.Zoya ___ to school last week. (a) goed (b) went (c) will go (d) goes
39. 39.What is the past tense of “throw”? (a) thrown (b) threw (c) throwed (d) throwing
40. 40.Diya ___ the ball last week. (a) throws (b) will throw (c) threw (d) throwed

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