Tenses Worksheet CBSE Grade 9
Complete the following sentences using the appropriate tense form of the verb given in the brackets.
1. The constable ................... (catch) the thief red-handed.
2. Students at many colleges ................... (stay away) from their classes to protest against the highhandedness of the administration.
3. He ................... (spend) the whole day in bed.
4. The bomb scare ................... (delay) the flight by about 2 hours.
5. The stadium ................... (reverberate) with dance and drama as performers from across the country ................... (showcase) their talents.
6. He ................... (love) animals but that ................... (not prevent) him from eating their flesh.
7. He ................... (visit) nearly all continents.
8. The man who smuggled cocaine into the city ................... (arrest)
9. The politician ................... (never visit) his constituency since the last election.
10. Last year, they ................... (build) a fence around their property.
Answers
1. The constable caught the thief red-handed.
2. Students at many colleges stayed away from their classes to protest against the highhandedness of the administration.
3. He spent the whole day in bed.
4. The bomb scare delayed the flight by about 2 hours.
5. The stadium reverberated with dance and drama as performers from across the country showcased their talents.
6. He loves animals but that does not prevent him from eating their flesh. / He loved animals but that did not prevent him from eating their flesh.
7. He has visited nearly all continents.
8. The man who smuggled cocaine into the city has been arrested.
9. The politician has never visited his constituency since the last election.
10. Last year, they built a fence around their property.
Sections in this article
Tenses
The simple present tense
The present progressive tense
The present perfect tense
The present perfect progressive tense
Present tenses to talk about the future
The simple past tense
The past progressive tense
The past perfect tense
The past perfect progressive tense
Past verb forms with present or future meaning
The simple future tense
The future progressive tense
The future perfect tense
Tenses in subordinate clauses
See also
Adverb clauses
Adjective clauses
Noun clauses
Transformation of sentences
See also
Common mistakes in the use of nouns
Common mistakes in the use of nouns | Exercise 1
Common mistakes in the use of nouns | Exercise 2
Common mistakes in the use of nouns | Exercise 3
More CBSE English Grammar worksheets
Passive voice worksheet | Simple past tensePassive voice worksheet | Past continuous tense
Passive voice worksheet | Simple future tense
Passive voice worksheet | Future perfect tense
