CBSE Class 2 English Past Tense Worksheet

Tick (√) the sentences which are in past tense and (×) the sentences which are in present tense.

1. They painted a picture. √
2. She drank the milk. √
3. Ravi wrote a answer.  √
4. The phone is ringing. ×
5. The old lady walked with the help of a stick. √ 
6. Let us not fight. ×
7. The man opened the door. √
8. Manju is sitting in the class. ×
9. Shaurya bakes the cake. ×
10. The class teacher is teaching the lesson. ×

Write the past tense for the following words.

1. eat 
2. bark 
3. run  
4. cry  
5. buy  
6. sleep  
7. look  
8. read  
9. go 
10. paint 
11. watch  
12. rub  
13. write 
14. help  
15. play 
Answer. 
1. ate 2. barked 3. ran
4. cried 5. bought 6. slept 
7. looked 8. read 9. went
10. painted 11. watched 12. rubbed
13. wrote 14. helped 15. played

Fill in the blanks with the past tense of the verbs given in the help box.

run, take, come, buy, sing,pick, open, sleep, go, sit      

1. Father .................................. home late.
2. He .................................. a new car.
3. The man .................................. the door when he heard the door bell.
4. Priya .................................. a nice song.
5. He .................................. up the garbage from the floor.
6. Beena .................................. the notebook from me.
7. The children .................................. on the chairs.
8. The baby .................................. peacefully.
9. We .................................. to the zoo for the picnic.
10. The girls .................................. fast.
Answer. 
1. came 2. bought 3. opened
4. sang 5. picked 6. took
7. sat 8. slept 9. went
10. ran