Simple Past vs. Past Perfect Tense Worksheet For Class 9
This grammar work is based on NCERT class 9 workbook Unit 2 Tenses.
When we talk about two past events in the same sentence, the past perfect is used for the earlier of the two actions and the simple past is used for the latter.
- He said that he had been to that place before.
- She had started shouting before I said a word.
- The thieves had already escaped before the police reached the place.
Simple past vs. Past perfect tense worksheet
Fill in the blanks with the simple past and past perfect tense forms of the verbs. In some sentences, you may have to use the passive form of the verb.
Past perfect active form – had sold
Past perfect passive form – had been sold
1. All the tickets ………………… (sell) before we ………………………. (reach) the theatre.
2. The patient ……………………… (die) before the doctor ……………………. (arrive)
3. He …………………… (complete) his studies before he …………………….. (go) abroad.
4. I ………………….. (not enter) the house because I ……………………….. (lose) the key.
5. She ……………………. (say) that she ………………….. (send) the parcel.
6. Several people ……………………… (kill) in the riot before the police ………………………. (arrive)
7. Last month I ………………………. (go) to the village which I …………………….. (leave) many years ago.
8. She …………………….. (ask) me if I ……………………….. (saw) her cat.
9. She ……………………… (leave) before I …………………….. (reach) her place.
10. When I ………………….. (meet) her she ……………………. (tell) me that she ………………………. (lose) her job.
Answers
1. All the tickets had been sold before we reached the theatre.
2. The patient had died before the doctor arrived.
3. He had completed his studies before he went abroad.
4. I could not enter the house because I had lost the key.
5. She said that she had sent the parcel.
6. Several people had been killed in the riot before the police arrived.
7. Last month I went to the village which I had left many years ago.
8. She asked me if I had seen her cat.
9. She had left before I reached her place.
10. When I met her, she told me that she had lost her job.
