CBSE Class 2 English Simple Past Tense Worksheet

PRESENT PERFECT / PAST PERFECT / PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS

Question. Change these sentences into

a) the past simple, b) past continuous, c) present perfect and d) the past perfect.

1. I work in a supermarket.

2. My father lives in Las Vegas.

3. Lisa cooks pasta for everybody.

4. Candice buys old dolls at street markets. (muñecas)

5. Tom and Tina write books for children.

6. We leave school late.

7. You speak too fast.

Answer:

Write the sentences in the negative.

Question. I worked in a supermarket.
Answer: I didn’t work in a supermarket.

Question. My father lived in Las Vegas.
Answer: My father didn’t live in Las Vegas.

Question. Lisa was cooking pasta for everybody.
Answer: Lisa wasn’t cooking pasta for everybody.

Question. Candice and I were buying old dolls.
Answer: Candice and I weren’t buying old dolls.

Question. Tom and Tina have written books for children.
Answer: Tom and Tina haven’t written books for children.

Question. She has done all the exercises.
Answer: She hasn’t done all the exercises.

Question. You had spoken too fast.
Answer: You hadn’t spoken too fast.

Question. They had told many lies (mentiras)
Answer: They hadn’t told many lies (mentiras)

Write questions for these answers.

Question. I bought the book yesterday.
Answer: When did you buy the book?

Question. I found a doll in the park.
Answer: What did you find in the park?

Question. I was reading People magazine.
Answer: What were you doing?

Question.. They were living in Manchester then,
Answer: Where were they living?

Question. I have been at home all day.
Answer: Where have you been all day?

Question. We have lived in this house for six years.
Answer: How long have you lived in this house?

Question. He had stolen a car.
Answer: What had he stolen?

Question. He had lost his job three months before.
Answer:  When has he lost his job?

Choose the correct words.

Question. They’ve already / yet visited Venice.
Answer: already

Question. Have you ever / never seen a ghost?
Answer: ever

Question. Has she finished work just / yet?
Answer: yet

Question. They’ve been married for / since October.
Answer: since

Question. Lucy has worked in the circus since / for she was a child.
Answer: since

Question. David has just / yet got back from holiday.
Answer:  just

Complete the sentences with:

yet ago ever last night for since

Question. John has lived in London ...................... 1995.
Answer: since

Question. I haven’t finished my homework ......................
Answer: yet

Question. What time did you go to bed ...................... ?
Answer: last night

Question. Have you ...................... eaten Chinese food?
Answer: ever

Question. My parents flew to Paris 10 days ......................
Answer: ago

Question. We have lived in the same house.......... many years
Answer: for

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Present Perfect of the verbs in brackets.

Question. We ................................... (watch) a great film last night.
Answer: watched

Question. I ...................... never ...................... (eat) such a tasty meal!
Answer: have never eaten

Question. My family and I ................................... (move) to a new flat last month.
Answer: moved

Question....................... you ...................... (play) tennis yesterday?
Answer: did you play

Question. I miss Sophie. I ................................... (not see) her for five years.
Answer:  haven’t seen

Question. I ...................... just ...................... (finish) my homework.
Answer: have just finished

Question. I was tired, so I ...................................... (sleep) late last Saturday morning.
Answer: slept

Question. How long ...................... you ...................... (have) this puppy?
Answer: have you had

Question..................................... (speak) to my friends on the phone last night.
Answer:  spoke

Question................... you ...................... (see) my pen? I can’t find it.
Answer: have you seen

Question. Colin ...................................... (never break) any windows with his soccer ball.
Answer: Has never broken

Choose the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Perfect).
Questions.

1. They (show) _____________________me the pictures, they (take) ____________________during their holidays.

2. In the evening, the children (tell) ______________ their daddy what they (see) __________________at the zoo.

3. The boy (be)_____________ very sorry for what he (do) _____________________________

4. My friend (eat) _________________________ up all the biscuit we (bake) __________________

5. The teacher (correct) __________________________ the tests we (write) ______________________

6. I (give) __________________________them some of the candies I (buy) _______________________

7. My sister (see / not) _________________________ the note that I (leave) ____________________on the kitchen

table for her.

8. We (want) _____________________ to watch a film that we (see / not) _____________________ before.

9. When Simon (go) ___________ out to play, he (do) __________________ his homework.

10. Before that day in winter, the African boy (not/see) ______________________________snow in his life.

11. She (give) ___________________me the book that she (read) _______________________

12. We (go)_______________________ to London because the Queen (invite)____________________ us for tea.

Answer: 

1. showed, had taken

2. told, had seen

3. was, had done

4. ate, had baked

5. corrected, had written

6. gave, had bought

7. didn’t see , had left

8. wanted, hadn’t seen

9. went, had done

10. had not seen

11. gave, had read

12. went, had invited

More questions-

I. Listen to the passage that your parent reads and answer the following questions:

Q1. Fill in the blanks and complete the sentences:

a. The shepherd boy was quite____________________________.

b. The villagers heard his cries and came ______________________.

Q2. Write “T” for true and “F” for false statements:

a. The boy looked after his cows. _________________

b. He ran towards his village calling out ‘Lion! Lion!’ _________________

Q3. Tick the correct option:

a. The villagers were very

1. happy.

2. angry.

b. The boy was a

1. milkman.

2. shepherd.

c. He looked after his sheep at the

1. bank of a river.

2. foot of a mountain.

QI. Underline the correct option: -

1. We have/has a very busy schedule.

2. He have/has a very long hair.

3. They have/has eaten all the food.

4. It have/has to be done the right way.

5. The workers have/has to arrive early to work.

6. He has/have looking for his shoes.

7. The boy has/have a car.

8. I has/have a bicycle.

New Words: -
I) School - School
II) Read - Read
III) Write - Write
IV) Play - Play
V) Learn - Learn
VI) Pencils - Pencils
VII) Crayons - Crayons
VIII) Scissors - Scissors
IX) Glue - Glue
X) Notebook - Notebook

Copy and learn the below poem: -
We love school
Off to school,
To read and write and play,
To learn new things each day,
Here is school, here is school.

Pencils and crayons, scissors and glue,
Erasers and paper and notebook too.
We love our school, we love our school,
We write, we sing, we run,
Going to school is fun!

Read the paragraph and answer the following question: -
Off to school,
To read and write and play,
To learn new things each day,
Here is school, here is school.

Q. What do you do in school?
Answer. We read, write, play and learn new things in school.

Exercise 1

Complete the story with the verbs in brackets.

It .................................... (be) 11 o'clock. Carol Parker ........................................ (arrive) at the Shaw Hotel five minutes before. She ................................. (try) to find the hotel several times.Carol ............................... (never be) to Dublin. She ........................... (have) a detailed map in her hanbag, but she ....................... (cannot) read it. She .......................... (call) the reception and ............................ (ask) about the way, but it.................................. (not help) her. Finally, Carol .............................. (find) the hotel. She was dying for a cup of tea and a hot shower.

Answer-

It was 11 o'clock. Carol Parker had arrived at the Shaw Hotel five minutes before. She had tried to find the hotel several times. Carol had never been to Dublin. She had a detailed map in her hanbag, but she could not read it. She had called the reception and had asked about the way, but it had not helped her. Finally, Carol found the hotel. She was dying for a cup of tea and a hot shower.

Answer the questions and use the words in brackets.

Example:

Why did he call you? (because - just arrived)

He called me because he had just arrived.

When did they return? (after - visit all the museums)

Ans- They returned after they had visited all the museums.

Why didn't he eat anything? (because - have lunch)

Ans- He didn't eat anything because he had had lunch.

When did the party start? (as soon as - Jackie - bring the cake)

Ans- It started as soon as Jackie had brought the cake.

What did he tell her? (that - see her before)

Ans- He told her that he had seen her before.

When did they land? (when - the storm - end)

Ans- They landed when the strom had ended.

Why was he so angry? (because - have an argument with Sue)

Ans- He was so angry because he had had an argument with Sue.

What did you forget? (that - want to buy some bread)

Ans- I forgot that I had wanted to buy some bread.

Why did she decide to help you? (after - my dad - tell her)

Ans- She decided to help me after my dad had told her.

What did you say? (that - never do it before)

Ans- I said that I had never done it before.

When did she leave? (as soon as - finish her work)

Ans- She left as soon as she had finished her work.

Complete the text with the past simple or past perfect tense.

When I ................................... (be) 18 years old I ....................................... (decide) to spend some time in America. But until I ................................. (save) enough money I ........................................ (not tell) anybody. My mum ................................................... (be shocked), because we ....................................... (never be) abroad. At that time I ........................... (have) a penfriend in Vermont for nearly three years and I ......................................... (always want) to see her. I .............................. (know) that my English ...................... (be) very good as I ................................. (pass) Cambridge exams with grade A. Before I .................................. (start) to write to Wendy, it ............................................... (never come) to my mind that I could go to the States on my own. But after I ............................................. (decide) to set off I just ............................... (have) to go.

Answer-

When I was 18 years old I decided to spend some time in America. But until I saved enough money I had not told anybody. My mum was shocked, because we had never been abroad. At that time I had had a penfriend in Vermont for nearly three years and I had always wanted to see her. I knew that my English was very good as I had passed Cambridge exams with grade A. Before I started to write to Wendy, it had never come to my mind that I could go to the States on my own. But after I had decided to set off I just had to go.

Use the underlined words to make questions.

She sometimes swims in the sea in winter.

When ............ she last ...................... in the sea?

Ans-When did she last swim in the sea?

I couldn't find my keys. I probably lost them.

................ you ever ................ your keys before that?

Ans-Had you ever lost your keys before that?

He arrived home early in the morning.

What time ................ he ........................... ?

Ans-What time did he arrive ?

Can you shut the window in the bedroom please?

I ................................. it before I came downstairs.

Ans-I had shut it before I came downstairs

Why didn't Marry want to have dinner with us?

Because she .............................. something to eat already.

Ans-Because she had had something to eat already.

I just finished reading the last part of Harry Potter.

What ............ you ................... after that?

Ans-What did you read after that?

Did you eat avocado for the first time?

Avocado? I ............... already.......................... it several times.

Ans-I had already eaten it several times.

We got married and started to live in a new house.

Where ............ you .................. up to your marriage?

Ans-Where had you lived up to your marriage?

My dad retired when he was 65 years old.

........... your mum ............................. earlier?

Ans-Had your mum retired earlier?

Did you finally find the adddress ?

Yes, I did. I ........................... it later in the drawer.

Ans-I found it later in the drawer.

Exercise 5

She played the flute and then she had sung in the choir.     she sang

I borrowed your car. Had you known about it?                   Did you know

After the lessons had finished we run out of school.           we ran

Had you be there before? - Yes, the previous year.             Had you been

Did you liked the article in the magazine?                          Did you like

I recognized him because I did see him before.                  had seen

I hadn't gone out because I hadn't finished my homework.  didn't go out

We had done nothing like this at that time.                        We did

It was quite difficult. I had had no idea what to do.             I had no idea

As far as I'd known she had always had some pets.             I knew

When I met Jim he was already a soldier for three years.     he had already been

He had gone to the office because somebody had told him.   He went

1. Read the story below and answer the questions that follow.

Once upon a time, a mouse was playing near a lion. The lion was sleeping. The mouse ran across the lion’s paw. The lion woke up and was very angry. He caught the mouse. The mouse said, ‘I am sorry, dear lion. Please let me go. ’ The lion felt bad and let the mouse go. The mouse promised to help the lion one day. The lion laughed. How can a small mouse help a lion? Many days later, the lion was caught in a hunter’s net. The mouse heard the lion roaring. He came quickly and chewed the ropes. The lion was free!

A. Tick ( ) the correct option.

a) How did the mouse save the lion?

i) Chewed the ropes. ii) Cut it with scissors.

iii) Kissed the lion. iv) Killed the lion.

b) Where does the lion live?

i) Den ii) Hole

iii) Kennel iv) House

c) Where does a mouse live?

i) Forest ii) House

iii) Hole iv) Kennel

B. Name the two characters in the story.

a) ___________________________

b)_____________________________

C. Write the opposites of these words.

a) angry ____________________

d) under_______________________

b) old ____________________

e) fast _______________________

c) day ____________________

2. Unjumble the following sentences:

a) rides and games are there many

b) has lost Roy boot his

c) at the window standing is she

d) fruits likes and vegetables Zoya

e) school have they on don’t Saturday’s

Write the correct nouns below and fill in the blanks :-

Chairs Garden  Friend   Sarah   Brother Green
Piano   Pizza     Cat       Room   Flowers

1. This is my ____________. Her name is _______________.
2. I like to eat _______________.
3. My pet is a _______________.
4. I play the _______________.
5. There are four ____________ in our __________.
6. The __________ smell so good in the ____________.
7. Your _____________ is tall.
8. The grass is ___________ in colour.