Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 396 · 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.What is the past tense of “write”? (a) writed (b) written (c) wrote (d) writing
2. 2.Sneha ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washed (b) will wash (c) washes (d) has washed
3. 3.You ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plant (b) will plant (c) have planted (d) planted
4. 4.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinking (b) drank (c) drunk (d) drinked
5. 5.___ they go to school two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
6. 6.We ___ a cartoon last week. (a) will watch (b) watched (c) watch (d) have watched
7. 7.My parents did not ___ for the team last week. (a) clapping (b) clap (c) claps (d) clapped
8. 8.___ the students wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
9. 9.I ___ milk in 2023. (a) drank (b) will drink (c) drinked (d) drink
10. 10.___ Ishaan build a sandcastle last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
11. 11.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flew (b) flown (c) flying (d) flyed
12. 12.She ___ the ball two days ago. (a) will throw (b) threw (c) throwed (d) throws
13. 13.She ___ a letter last week. (a) will write (b) wrote (c) writed (d) writes
14. 14.___ Omkar drink milk last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
15. 15.He ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carries (b) will carry (c) carried (d) has carried
16. 16.___ he go to school last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
17. 17.Arjun ___ a message last week. (a) sent (b) sended (c) sends (d) will send
18. 18.He ___ science last week. (a) studies (b) will study (c) studied (d) has studied
19. 19.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) brought (c) bringed
20. 20.You ___ a message last week. (a) send (b) will send (c) sent (d) sended
21. 21.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telled (b) telling (c) told
22. 22.Aditya did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planting (b) planted (c) plant (d) plants
23. 23.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
24. 24.___ she buy vegetables two days ago? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
25. 25.I did not ___ a cake in 2023. (a) bake (b) baked (c) bakes (d) baking
26. 26.You ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carried (b) carry (c) have carried (d) will carry
27. 27.___ they watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
28. 28.Yash did not ___ a picture two days ago. (a) draws (b) drew (c) drawing (d) draw
29. 29.Neel ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) jogged (b) jogs (c) will jog (d) has jogged
30. 30.My brother did not ___ a message last Sunday. (a) sends (b) sent (c) send (d) sending
31. 31.___ my brother bring lunch yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Did (d) Was
32. 32.___ Aditya clap for the team last Sunday? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Was (d) Do
33. 33.You did not ___ science last week. (a) studying (b) studies (c) studied (d) study
34. 34.They ___ a message last Sunday. (a) will send (b) sended (c) send (d) sent
35. 35.I did not ___ a tree last week. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbed (d) climbing
36. 36.My cousins did not ___ in the pool last Sunday. (a) swam (b) swims (c) swim (d) swimming
37. 37.What is the past tense of “take”? (a) taked (b) taken (c) taking (d) took
38. 38.___ she wash the dishes in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Did (d) Do
39. 39.___ my parents ride a bicycle yesterday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
40. 40.I did not ___ vegetables yesterday. (a) buy (b) buying (c) bought (d) buys

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar