Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 507 · 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 buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
2. 2.They ___ a tree yesterday. (a) will climb (b) climbed (c) have climbed (d) climb
3. 3.___ we go to school last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
4. 4.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swum (c) swimming (d) swam
5. 5.___ I plant a tree last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
6. 6.My friends ___ the dishes two days ago. (a) will wash (b) washed (c) have washed (d) wash
7. 7.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) ran (c) run (d) runned
8. 8.We did not ___ a message yesterday. (a) sending (b) send (c) sends (d) sent
9. 9.We did not ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) washes (b) wash (c) washing (d) washed
10. 10.Karan ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbed (b) has climbed (c) climbs (d) will climb
11. 11.___ I watch a cartoon two days ago? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
12. 12.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drinked (b) drinking (c) drank (d) drunk
13. 13.___ you drink milk last Sunday? (a) Did (b) Was (c) Do (d) Does
14. 14.He ___ for the team yesterday. (a) claps (b) has clapped (c) clapped (d) will clap
15. 15.___ Vivaan throw the ball yesterday? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
16. 16.___ my cousins wash the dishes last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
17. 17.The students ___ rice in 2023. (a) cook (b) have cooked (c) cooked (d) will cook
18. 18.Arjun ___ in the park last week. (a) will jog (b) has jogged (c) jogs (d) jogged
19. 19.He ___ a bicycle yesterday. (a) will ride (b) rided (c) rides (d) rode
20. 20.We ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) will buy (b) buyed (c) bought (d) buy
21. 21.___ my sister catch the ball last week? (a) Did (b) Do (c) Does (d) Was
22. 22.We ___ to school last Sunday. (a) will go (b) went (c) goed (d) go
23. 23.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
24. 24.My sister did not ___ the dishes in 2023. (a) washed (b) washes (c) wash (d) washing
25. 25.We did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) planted (b) planting (c) plants (d) plant
26. 26.I did not ___ the dishes yesterday. (a) washing (b) washed (c) wash (d) washes
27. 27.___ they plant a tree in 2023? (a) Does (b) Was (c) Do (d) Did
28. 28.My cousins did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) climbs (b) climb (c) climbing (d) climbed
29. 29.My brother ___ in the park last Sunday. (a) runned (b) runs (c) will run (d) ran
30. 30.___ Meera wear a cap last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
31. 31.She ___ a story yesterday. (a) told (b) will tell (c) telled (d) tells
32. 32.Dev did not ___ the bag two days ago. (a) carry (b) carried (c) carries (d) carrying
33. 33.We ___ the bag last Sunday. (a) carried (b) will carry (c) have carried (d) carry
34. 34.___ we make tea yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
35. 35.We ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wore (b) wear (c) weared (d) will wear
36. 36.You did not ___ a picture in 2023. (a) drawing (b) draws (c) draw (d) drew
37. 37.He ___ the match yesterday. (a) wins (b) won (c) will win (d) winned
38. 38.___ we write a letter two days ago? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did
39. 39.I did not ___ the match yesterday. (a) won (b) winning (c) win (d) wins
40. 40.___ my sister plant a tree yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Does (d) Did

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