CBSE Class 9 English Simple Past vs Past Continuous Tense Worksheet

Question. Team England ......................... Team Australia yesterday.
(a) defeated
(b) was defeating

Answer : A

Question. He ............................ home late when a snake ........................... him.
(a) was returning, bit
(b) returned, was biting
(c) was returning, was biting
(d) returned, bit

Answer : A

Question. Every morning, he ......................... for a walk.
(a) went
(b) was going

Answer : A

Question. When they ........................... him, he ............................. unconscious in a pit.
(a) saw, was lying
(b) see, was lying
(c) were seeing, lay

Answer : A

Question. I .......................... him, but he .........................
(a) invited, didn't come
(b) was inviting, didn't come
(c) invited, was not coming

Answer : B

Question. While I .......................... ready to go out, my friend ........................... in to see me.
(a) got, dropped
(b) was getting, dropped
(c) got, was dropping

Answer : B

Question. He ......................... the job in an hour.
(a) finished
(b) was finishing

Answer : A

Question. What ........................... at 7 o'clock yesterday evening?
(a) did you do
(b) were you doing

Answer : B

Question. During those days, I ........................... up at 4 am and ........................ the whole day.
(a) woke, worked
(b) was waking, working
(c) woke, was working

Answer : C

Question. She ....................... college last year.
(a) left
(b) was leaving

Answer : A

Question. I ............................. the newspaper at that time.
(a) read
(b) was reading

Answer : B

Question. The lights ......................... out while I ............................ my homework.
(a) went, was doing
(b) were going, was doing
(c) had gone, was doing

Answer : A
 

Simple Past vs. Present Perfect Tense
 

Question. I .......................... to see my brother during my stay in Canada.
(a) went
(b) have gone

Answer : A

Question. He ............................. in Sydney when he was a child.
(a) lived
(b) has lived

Answer : A

Question. I ............................. them for a long time.
(a) knew
(b) have known

Answer : B

Question. They ............................ a couple of minutes ago.
(a) left
(b) have left

Answer : A

Question. She ............................. school at 14.
(a) (a) left
(b) has left

Answer : A

Question. She ................................ jobless since she left university.
(a) was
(b) has been

Answer : B

Question. He ................................. working on that project yet.
(a) didn't start
(b) hasn't started

Answer : B

Question. He ................................... his leg.
(a) broke
(b) has broken

Answer : B

Question. There ............................. an explosion near the castle in the morning.
(a) was
(b) has been

Answer : A

Question. I ................................ that movie last night.
(a) watched
(b) have watched

Answer : A

Question. He can't walk because he .................................. his leg.
(a) broke
(b) has broken

Answer : B

Question. ................................... to Italy?
(a) Have you ever been
(b) Did you ever go

Answer : A

Question. I ............................ there the other day.
(a) went
(b) have gone

Answer : A

Question. I .............................. anything from him since last week.
(a) didn't hear
(b) haven't heard

Answer : B

Question. They ............................... married in January.
(a) (a) got
(b) have got

Answer : A

Question. They .............................. a few minutes ago.
(a) arrived
(b) have arrived

Answer : A

Question. The show ........................................ yet.
(a) didn't start
(b) hasn't started

Answer : B

Question. She ................................. jobless ever since she moved to the country.
(a) was
(b) has been

Answer : B

Question. She ............................... working on the project yet.
(a) didn't start
(b) hasn't started

Answer : B

Question. His grandfather ................................. last year.
(a) died
(b) has died

Answer : A

Question. ............................ to Venice?
(a) Did you ever go
(b) Have you ever gone

Answer : B

Question. I .............................. in this town since I was a
(a) child.
(b) have lived
(c) lived

Answer : B

Question. Nobody .............................. the door when I rang the bell.
(a) opened
(b) has opene

Answer : A

Question. I .................................... my job last week.
(a) quit
(b) have quit

Answer : A