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Past Tense Worksheet with Hindi Meaning

English speaking lesson 6: Past tense: I worked, I was working · Set 271 · 40 questions
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How to say it (verb-ed / 2nd form · did + base verb · was / were + verb-ing): Regular verbs add -ed: work → worked, play → played. Irregular change: go → went, eat → ate, buy → bought. Questions and 'not' use did + base verb: Did you go? I didn't go. (went नहीं, go) was (I / he / she / it) and were (you / we / they): I was tired. They were late. (था / थे) In progress in the past: was / were + verb-ing — I was sleeping when you called. (सो रहा था)

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  1. 1.I ___ sleeping when you called. (a) am (b) were (c) was
  2. 2.What does “She bought vegetables from the market.” mean? (a) मैंने अपना होमवर्क पूरा नहीं किया। (b) कल मैं अपनी नानी के घर गया। (c) उसने बाज़ार से सब्ज़ियाँ ख़रीदीं।
  3. 3.I ___ to Pune last week. (a) went (b) go (c) gone
  4. 4.Make a sentence: off. / cooking / went / was / when / the / lights / I
  5. 5.Choose the English for: “जब बारिश शुरू हुई, वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे थे।” (a) When it started raining, they were playing cricket. (b) We watched the match on TV. (c) I was cooking when the lights went off.
  6. 6.They were ___ cricket when it rained. (a) play (b) played (c) playing
  7. 7.Make a sentence: my / finish / didn't / homework. / I
  8. 8.Make a sentence: into / My / phone / the / fell / water.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: were / absent? / you / Why
  10. 10.Choose the English for: “मेरी स्कूल बस छूट गई।” (a) Yesterday, I went to my grandmother's house. (b) We watched the match on TV. (c) I missed the school bus.
  11. 11.Choose the English for: “वह सोफ़े पर सो रहा था।” (a) Why were you absent? (b) He was sleeping on the sofa. (c) Last Diwali, we visited Jaipur.
  12. 12.Choose the English for: “हम बाहर नहीं गए, बहुत गर्मी थी।” (a) I didn't finish my homework. (b) We didn't go out, it was too hot. (c) Sorry, I was on another call.
  13. 13.Choose the English for: “तुम ग़ैरहाज़िर क्यों थे?” (a) Why were you absent? (b) Sorry, I was on another call. (c) I didn't finish my homework.
  14. 14.Did you ___ the movie? (a) watched (b) watches (c) watch
  15. 15.Choose the English for: “मैंने अपना होमवर्क पूरा नहीं किया।” (a) We didn't go out, it was too hot. (b) I didn't finish my homework. (c) The shop was closed.
  16. 16.We ___ very tired after the trip. (a) were (b) was (c) are
  17. 17.What does “It rained all night, so we stayed home.” mean? (a) रात भर बारिश हुई, इसलिए हम घर पर रहे। (b) मैंने ऑटो के ₹40 दिए। (c) उसने बाज़ार से सब्ज़ियाँ ख़रीदीं।
  18. 18.The shop ___ closed on Monday. (a) was (b) did (c) were
  19. 19.What does “Did you call your mother?” mean? (a) हमने टीवी पर मैच देखा। (b) कल मैं अपनी नानी के घर गया। (c) क्या तुमने अपनी माँ को फ़ोन किया?
  20. 20.Make a sentence: my / homework. / I / finish / didn't
  21. 21.What does “I was cooking when the lights went off.” mean? (a) दुकान बंद थी। (b) जब बत्ती गई, तब मैं खाना बना रही थी। (c) माफ़ करना, मैं दूसरी कॉल पर था।
  22. 22.Choose the English for: “मैंने ऑटो के ₹40 दिए।” (a) We didn't go out, it was too hot. (b) I didn't finish my homework. (c) I paid ₹40 for the auto.
  23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने बाज़ार से सब्ज़ियाँ ख़रीदीं।” (a) We watched the match on TV. (b) The shop was closed. (c) She bought vegetables from the market.
  24. 24.What does “We watched the match on TV.” mean? (a) हमने टीवी पर मैच देखा। (b) तुम ग़ैरहाज़िर क्यों थे? (c) मैंने अपना होमवर्क पूरा नहीं किया।
  25. 25.Choose the English for: “माफ़ करना, मैं दूसरी कॉल पर था।” (a) It rained all night, so we stayed home. (b) I didn't finish my homework. (c) Sorry, I was on another call.
  26. 26.What does “We didn't go out, it was too hot.” mean? (a) मेरा फ़ोन पानी में गिर गया। (b) जब बारिश शुरू हुई, वे क्रिकेट खेल रहे थे। (c) हम बाहर नहीं गए, बहुत गर्मी थी।
  27. 27.Choose the English for: “रात भर बारिश हुई, इसलिए हम घर पर रहे।” (a) I paid ₹40 for the auto. (b) It rained all night, so we stayed home. (c) I missed the school bus.
  28. 28.Make a sentence: bought / market. / the / from / vegetables / She
  29. 29.Make a sentence: My / into / water. / fell / the / phone
  30. 30.Make a sentence: match / watched / the / TV. / on / We
  31. 31.Choose the English for: “क्या तुमने अपनी माँ को फ़ोन किया?” (a) Did you call your mother? (b) I didn't finish my homework. (c) She bought vegetables from the market.
  32. 32.Choose the English for: “दुकान बंद थी।” (a) Why were you absent? (b) The shop was closed. (c) Did you call your mother?
  33. 33.Choose the English for: “कल मैं अपनी नानी के घर गया।” (a) Yesterday, I went to my grandmother's house. (b) Sorry, I was on another call. (c) It rained all night, so we stayed home.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: this / Who / broke / glass?
  35. 35.What does “Why were you absent?” mean? (a) उसने बाज़ार से सब्ज़ियाँ ख़रीदीं। (b) हमने टीवी पर मैच देखा। (c) तुम ग़ैरहाज़िर क्यों थे?
  36. 36.Make a sentence: He / on / the / sleeping / sofa. / was
  37. 37.Choose the English for: “जब बत्ती गई, तब मैं खाना बना रही थी।” (a) I missed the school bus. (b) I was cooking when the lights went off. (c) We didn't go out, it was too hot.
  38. 38.Make a sentence: on / the / match / We / TV. / watched
  39. 39.What does “He was sleeping on the sofa.” mean? (a) वह सोफ़े पर सो रहा था। (b) हमने टीवी पर मैच देखा। (c) पिछली दिवाली पर हम जयपुर घूमने गए।
  40. 40.Make a sentence: my / finish / didn't / I / homework.

Answer key

  1. was
  2. उसने बाज़ार से सब्ज़ियाँ ख़रीदीं।
  3. went
  4. I was cooking when the lights went off.
  5. When it started raining, they were playing cricket.
  6. playing
  7. I didn't finish my homework.
  8. My phone fell into the water.
  9. Why were you absent?
  10. I missed the school bus.
  11. He was sleeping on the sofa.
  12. We didn't go out, it was too hot.
  13. Why were you absent?
  14. watch
  15. I didn't finish my homework.
  16. were
  17. रात भर बारिश हुई, इसलिए हम घर पर रहे।
  18. was
  19. क्या तुमने अपनी माँ को फ़ोन किया?
  20. I didn't finish my homework.
  21. जब बत्ती गई, तब मैं खाना बना रही थी।
  22. I paid ₹40 for the auto.
  23. She bought vegetables from the market.
  24. हमने टीवी पर मैच देखा।
  25. Sorry, I was on another call.
  26. हम बाहर नहीं गए, बहुत गर्मी थी।
  27. It rained all night, so we stayed home.
  28. She bought vegetables from the market.
  29. My phone fell into the water.
  30. We watched the match on TV.
  31. Did you call your mother?
  32. The shop was closed.
  33. Yesterday, I went to my grandmother's house.
  34. Who broke this glass?
  35. तुम ग़ैरहाज़िर क्यों थे?
  36. He was sleeping on the sofa.
  37. I was cooking when the lights went off.
  38. We watched the match on TV.
  39. वह सोफ़े पर सो रहा था।
  40. I didn't finish my homework.

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