Past Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 13: Simple past tense · Set 823 · 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.Zoya ___ a tree two days ago. (a) has planted (b) planted (c) will plant (d) plants
2. 2.You ___ a tree yesterday. (a) plant (b) will plant (c) have planted (d) planted
3. 3.Neel ___ a cake last Sunday. (a) baked (b) has baked (c) will bake (d) bakes
4. 4.Sneha ___ the bag yesterday. (a) carried (b) will carry (c) has carried (d) carries
5. 5.What is the past tense of “bring”? (a) bringed (b) bringing (c) brought
6. 6.My brother did not ___ vegetables last week. (a) buy (b) buys (c) buying (d) bought
7. 7.They ___ milk last Sunday. (a) drink (b) drank (c) drinked (d) will drink
8. 8.They ___ the dishes last Sunday. (a) will wash (b) have washed (c) wash (d) washed
9. 9.What is the past tense of “fly”? (a) flyed (b) flying (c) flown (d) flew
10. 10.___ they plant a tree yesterday? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Do (d) Does
11. 11.___ I watch a cartoon yesterday? (a) Do (b) Does (c) Was (d) Did
12. 12.I ___ a tree yesterday. (a) climbed (b) will climb (c) have climbed (d) climb
13. 13.They did not ___ cricket yesterday. (a) playing (b) played (c) play (d) plays
14. 14.Kavya did not ___ on the stage last Sunday. (a) dance (b) danced (c) dances (d) dancing
15. 15.___ she clean the room last week? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Did (d) Do
16. 16.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
17. 17.You ___ science last Sunday. (a) have studied (b) will study (c) studied (d) study
18. 18.What is the past tense of “tell”? (a) telling (b) told (c) telled
19. 19.What is the past tense of “drink”? (a) drunk (b) drank (c) drinking (d) drinked
20. 20.My sister ___ a sandcastle two days ago. (a) builded (b) builds (c) built (d) will build
21. 21.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) run (c) ran (d) runned
22. 22.___ you wash the dishes two days ago? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Was (d) Does
23. 23.I ___ a cartoon last Sunday. (a) will watch (b) watch (c) watched (d) have watched
24. 24.I ___ tea last week. (a) will make (b) make (c) maked (d) made
25. 25.Myra did not ___ on the stage in 2023. (a) danced (b) dances (c) dance (d) dancing
26. 26.My brother ___ on the stage two days ago. (a) danced (b) will dance (c) has danced (d) dances
27. 27.We did not ___ a story last week. (a) tells (b) told (c) telling (d) tell
28. 28.___ my sister fly a kite last Sunday? (a) Was (b) Does (c) Do (d) Did
29. 29.He ___ on the stage last week. (a) will dance (b) has danced (c) danced (d) dances
30. 30.I ___ for the team last week. (a) clapped (b) will clap (c) have clapped (d) clap
31. 31.What is the past tense of “go”? (a) goed (b) went (c) going (d) gone
32. 32.___ Sneha eat a mango last week? (a) Does (b) Do (c) Was (d) Did
33. 33.She did not ___ a mango last Sunday. (a) ate (b) eats (c) eat (d) eating
34. 34.Saanvi did not ___ vegetables in 2023. (a) buys (b) buy (c) bought (d) buying
35. 35.___ my cousins ride a bicycle two days ago? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do
36. 36.They ___ a picture last week. (a) drew (b) drawed (c) will draw (d) draw
37. 37.You ___ the room last Sunday. (a) clean (b) will clean (c) have cleaned (d) cleaned
38. 38.What is the past tense of “buy”? (a) bought (b) buying (c) buyed
39. 39.___ we speak Hindi last week? (a) Do (b) Did (c) Does (d) Was
40. 40.___ she ride a bicycle last week? (a) Was (b) Did (c) Does (d) Do

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