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