Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 390 · 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.Pooja ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) planted (b) will plant (c) plants (d) has planted
2. 2.I ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eat (b) will eat (c) eated (d) ate
3. 3.My sister did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) draws (b) drew (c) draw (d) drawing
4. 4.___ Ananya write a letter last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
5. 5.___ she climb a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
6. 6.What is the past tense of “eat”? (a) ate (b) eating (c) eated (d) eaten
7. 7.___ she build a sandcastle yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
8. 8.___ Ananya plant a tree yesterday? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
9. 9.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drunk (c) drinked (d) drank
10. 10.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flown (b) flying (c) flew (d) flyed
11. 11.She ___ rice last Sunday. (a) has cooked (b) cooked (c) will cook (d) cooks
12. 12.___ my brother clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
13. 13.___ we make tea last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
14. 14.You did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) send (b) sending (c) sent (d) sends
15. 15.___ we dance on the stage last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
16. 16.They ___ in the park in 2023. (a) runned (b) ran (c) will run (d) run
17. 17.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taken (c) took (d) taking
18. 18.I ___ for the team in 2023. (a) will clap (b) clapped (c) clap (d) have clapped
19. 19.My brother ___ cricket yesterday. (a) will play (b) plays (c) has played (d) played
20. 20.What is the past tense of “draw”? (a) drawn (b) drew (c) drawed (d) drawing
21. 21.___ my brother feed the dog last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
22. 22.I ___ in the park two days ago. (a) jog (b) have jogged (c) will jog (d) jogged
23. 23.___ they throw the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
24. 24.My sister ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) will bake (b) bakes (c) baked (d) has baked
25. 25.They did not ___ the bag last week. (a) carried (b) carrying (c) carries (d) carry
26. 26.What is the past tense of “feed”? (a) feeded (b) fed (c) feeding
27. 27.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) written (b) writed (c) wrote (d) writing
28. 28.Aarav did not ___ Hindi last week. (a) speaks (b) speaking (c) spoke (d) speak
29. 29.Pooja did not ___ the dog last Sunday. (a) feeds (b) fed (c) feeding (d) feed
30. 30.___ we feed the dog two days ago? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
31. 31.___ I plant a tree last week? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
32. 32.She ___ a picture last Sunday. (a) draws (b) will draw (c) drawed (d) drew
33. 33.Rohan ___ the dog two days ago. (a) will feed (b) feeded (c) feeds (d) fed
34. 34.We did not ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbed (b) climb (c) climbs (d) climbing
35. 35.You did not ___ a letter in 2023. (a) writes (b) wrote (c) writing (d) write
36. 36.What is the past tense of “speak”? (a) speaking (b) spoke (c) speaked (d) spoken
37. 37.___ Ishaan watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
38. 38.___ Vivaan bake a cake yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Does (d) Do
39. 39.My cousins ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carried (b) will carry (c) carry (d) have carried
40. 40.___ she write a letter last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do

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