CBSE Class 4 English The Past MCQs

Question: The ___________ tense is used for things completed at some time done in the past

a) simple past

b) simple present

c) none of them

Answer: simple past

Question: ___________ is always followed by a verb in present form.

a) did

b) done

c) none of them

Answer: did

Question: I ___________ the work yesterday afternoon

a) finished

b) none of them

c) finish

Answer: finished

Question: I ___________ up at 5 : 30 this morning

a) awake

b) none of them

c) woke

Answer: awake

Question: They ___________ the house in 1995

a) built

b) none of them

c) build

Answer: built

Question: She ___________ her fingers on the kettle

a) burnt

b) none of them

c) burn

Answer: burnt

Question: I ___________ this camera in Chennai

a) bought

b) brought

c) none of them

Answer: bought

Question: I ___________ the match with my dog

a) watched

b) watch

c) none of them

Answer: watched

Question: They ___________ back in an hour.

a) came

b) none of them

c) come

Answer: came

Question: R. K. Narayan ___________ this novel.

a) wrote

b) write

c) none of them

Answer: wrote

Question: Mr Roy ___________ for 24 years at St. Michael’s High School.

a) taught

b) teach

c) none of them

Answer: taught

Question: I ___________ the CDS on the upper shelf.

a) putted

b) put

c) none of them

Answer: putted

Question: ___________ tense is used when we talk about an action that continued for sometime in the past

a) past continuous

b) present continuous

c) none of them

Answer: past continuous

Question: Mrs. Mathews ___________ on the phone.

a) was talking

b) talked

c) none of them

Answer: was talking

Question: The children ___________ T.V.

a) were watching

b) none of them

c) was watching

Answer: were watching

Question: The milk on the stove

a) was boiling

b) none of them

c) boil

Answer: was boiling

Question: The dog

a) was sleeping

b) sleep

c) none of them

Answer: was sleeping

Question: Two rats ___________ under the cupboard

a) were hiding

b) hide

c) none of them

Answer: were hiding

Question: What ___________ you doing at 7 :45 yesterday morning?

a) were

b) was

c) none of them

Answer: were

Question: What ___________ he doing at 11 o’clock in the morning?

a) was

b) were

c) none of them

Answer: was

Question: What ___________ they doing at 2 : 30 yesterday afternoon?

a) were

b) was

c) none of them

Answer: were

Question: What ___________ she doing at 5 : 30 in the evening?

a) was

b) were

c) none of them

Answer: was

Question: He ___________ riding his bike.

a) was

b) none of them

c) were

Answer: was

Question: We ___________ playing cricket.

a) were

b) was

c) none of them

Answer: were