Simple Past Tense Questions and Answers

Here you will find a wide range of Past Tense Questions and Answers that are asked in various competitive exams.

Read the following sentences given below and identify the past tense form used.

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Q. Fill in the blanks with V2 form of the verb:

The boy …………. a beautiful kite yesterday. (make)
Ans: Made
Lalita………….. a diamond ring. (wear)
Ans: Wore
Our team …………. the match every year. (win)
Ans: Won
The peon ………. the bell. (ring)
Ans: Rang
A cold wind ………………. every morning. (blow)
Ans: Blew
The parrot ……………. away. (fly)
Ans: Flew
I …….. all hope. (lose)
Ans: Lost
Riki ………. a letter to his friend. (write)
Ans: Wrote
Sita …….. her face for shame. (hide)
Ans: Hid
The soldiers …………… bravely for our country. (fight)
Ans: Fought

Q. Fill in the blanks with V2 form of the verb:

My mother ………….. the cake yesterday. (bake)
Ans: Baked
The teacher ……….. in the class. (teach)
Ans: Taught
They ………. the ball. (kick)
Ans: Kicked
The fish …………… into the pool. (swim)
Ans: Swam
The train ……….. the station. (leave)
Ans: Left
My brother ……… to the market yesterday. (go)
Ans: Went
The farmers ………. wheat in their fields. (grow)
Ans: Grew
I ……….. a story book last month. (buy)
Ans: Bought
The vendor …………… vegetables in the market. (sell)
Ans: Sold
My friend ………… a house near my house. (build)
Ans: Built

Q. Fill in the blanks with V2 form of the verb:

The girls ……….. their lesson. (learn)
Ans: Learnt
She ……….. all the money on clothes. (spend)
Ans: Spent
Smahi ……… the meeting yesterday. (attend)
Ans: Attended
Sonal ………. the ball to him. (throw)
Ans: Threw
My uncle ……….. a story book for me. (bring)
Ans: Brought
Lisa ……. a loaf of bread. (eat)
Ans: Ate
Gandhiji always ………….. the truth. (speak)
Ans: Spoke
Harish ………… hard for earning money. (work)
Ans: Worked
They …………. the door last night. (open)
Ans: Opened
The girls …………….. with their friends. (quarrel)
Ans: Quarrelled

Past Tense Questions and Answers

Misti ………….. the chapter. (explain)
Ans: Explained
Raju ………… your book. (steal)
Ans: Stole
India ………….. independent in 1947. (become)
Ans: Became
I ……….. my grandmother on Thursday. (visit)
Ans: Visited
My grandfather …………….. us an interesting story. (tell)
Ans: Told
The labourer …………… their work in time. (finish)
Ans: Finished
It …………… heavily. (rain)
Ans: Rained
Nischal always ……….. his teacher. (respect)
Ans: Respected
Swayam ………… on the stage. (dance)
Ans: Danced
Neha ………….. very fast. (run)
Ans: Ran

Q. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb:

We ____ FIFA all night. (was watching/were watching)
Ans: Were watching
I ___ out with my friends. (went/go)
Ans: Went
Tim ____ towards the field. (was walking/were walking)
Ans: Was walking
The flight ___ a few minutes back. (left/leave)
Ans: Left
The teacher ___ us about dinosaurs. (teach/taught)
Ans: Taught
We ____ to Las Vegas last week. (drove/drive)
Ans: Drove
The actress ___ next to the actor. (stand/stood)
Ans: Stood
The thief ____ into the house last night. (break/broke)
Ans: Broke
I ___ a trophy for the competition on the last day. (receive/received)
Ans: Received
The boy ___ chess last night. (was playing/were playing)
Ans: Was playing
I ___ Rahim before he came. (has seen/had seen)
Ans: Had seen
I ___ the movie last night. (had watched/has watched)
Ans: Had watched
The opponent ___ well. (play/played)
Ans: Played
Adrian __ all the biscuits. (ate/eaten)
Ans: Ate
Ashok ___ the roof when he fell off. (was mending/were mending)
Ans: Was mending

What is the past tense?

The past tense denotes that an action/event is done in the past/previous time. For example, “The little baby drank the milk.” Here, ‘drank’ is the past form of the verb ‘drink’.