Simple past and past perfect tense worksheet for CBSE Grade 9

Complete the following sentences using the simple past and past perfect tense form of the verb.

1. I -------------------- (finish) cooking before the lights -------------------- (go) out.

2. The patient ------------------- (die) before the doctor ---------------------- (arrive).

3. I ------------------- (boil) the milk before adding tea and sugar to it.

4. He --------------------- (wash) my shirt before he -------------------- (iron) it.

5. The farmers -------------------- (sow) the seeds after they ------------------- (plough) their fields.

6. I ----------------------- (ask) my friend what film he ----------------------- (see).

7. The farmers --------------------- (finish) reaping wheat before the storm ----------------------- (come).

8. He -------------------- (pay) off his debts before he ------------------ (die).

9. The union leaders ---------------------- (call) off the strike before the labour minister ------------------------ (intervene).

10. The sun --------------------- (set) before the travelers --------------------- (reach) their destination.

Answers

1. I had finished cooking before the lights went out.

2. The patient had died before the doctor arrived.

3. I had boiled the milk before adding tea and sugar to it.

4. He had washed my shirt before he ironed it.

5. The farmers sowed the seeds after they had ploughed their fields.

6. I asked my friend what film he had seen.

7. The farmers had finished reaping wheat before the storm came.

8. He had paid off his debts before he died.

9. The union leaders had called off the strike before the labour minister intervened.

10. The sun had set before the travelers reached their destination.

See also

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

More CBSE English Grammar worksheets

Passive voice worksheet | Simple past tense
Passive voice worksheet | Past continuous tense
Passive voice worksheet | Simple future tense
Passive voice worksheet | Future perfect tense

 

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