Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 667 · 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.I ___ a tree two days ago. (a) will plant (b) planted (c) plant (d) have planted
2. 2.Diya ___ a picture two days ago. (a) will draw (b) drew (c) drawed (d) draws
3. 3.My sister ___ the ball two days ago. (a) caught (b) will catch (c) catched (d) catches
4. 4.___ I buy vegetables yesterday? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
5. 5.My sister ___ a cake last week. (a) has baked (b) bakes (c) baked (d) will bake
6. 6.I ___ the dog yesterday. (a) will feed (b) feeded (c) feed (d) fed
7. 7.My sister ___ the ball last Sunday. (a) will catch (b) catched (c) catches (d) caught
8. 8.Sneha did not ___ milk two days ago. (a) drinking (b) drinks (c) drank (d) drink
9. 9.They did not ___ a tree in 2023. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planting (d) planted
10. 10.We ___ in the park two days ago. (a) run (b) will run (c) ran (d) runned
11. 11.We ___ lunch two days ago. (a) bring (b) bringed (c) brought (d) will bring
12. 12.___ you watch a cartoon in 2023? (a) Was (b) Do (c) Did (d) Does
13. 13.We ___ a cake last week. (a) bake (b) have baked (c) will bake (d) baked
14. 14.My friends did not ___ Grandma yesterday. (a) help (b) helping (c) helped (d) helps
15. 15.I ___ a tree in 2023. (a) have planted (b) will plant (c) plant (d) planted
16. 16.___ she buy vegetables in 2023? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
17. 17.Ananya did not ___ science two days ago. (a) studying (b) studies (c) study (d) studied
18. 18.___ Isha bring lunch two days ago? (a) Did (b) Does (c) Was (d) Do
19. 19.She did not ___ a tree two days ago. (a) plant (b) planting (c) plants (d) planted
20. 20.___ we win the match last week? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
21. 21.I did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wore (b) wearing (c) wear (d) wears
22. 22.She ___ science in 2023. (a) studied (b) studies (c) has studied (d) will study
23. 23.What is the past tense of “swim”? (a) swimmed (b) swimming (c) swam (d) swum
24. 24.My cousins ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dance (b) danced (c) have danced (d) will dance
25. 25.___ she carry the bag in 2023? (a) Does (b) Did (c) Do (d) Was
26. 26.She ___ in the park yesterday. (a) runs (b) ran (c) runned (d) will run
27. 27.You ___ a mango yesterday. (a) ate (b) will eat (c) eated (d) eat
28. 28.He did not ___ a cap in 2023. (a) wear (b) wears (c) wore (d) wearing
29. 29.Rohan did not ___ the ball in 2023. (a) threw (b) throws (c) throw (d) throwing
30. 30.I did not ___ a story last Sunday. (a) tells (b) telling (c) tell (d) told
31. 31.We did not ___ a bicycle last Sunday. (a) ride (b) riding (c) rides (d) rode
32. 32.Zoya ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carries (b) has carried (c) carried (d) will carry
33. 33.___ they tell a story yesterday? (a) Do (b) Was (c) Did (d) Does
34. 34.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringing (b) bringed (c) brought
35. 35.My sister did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) eat (b) ate (c) eats (d) eating
36. 36.Zoya did not ___ a tree last Sunday. (a) plants (b) plant (c) planted (d) planting
37. 37.___ they take the train in 2023? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Did (d) Was
38. 38.My sister did not ___ the bag in 2023. (a) carry (b) carried (c) carrying (d) carries
39. 39.Arjun ___ lunch yesterday. (a) brings (b) brought (c) will bring (d) bringed
40. 40.They did not ___ a story two days ago. (a) tell (b) tells (c) telling (d) told

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