Complete the following sentences using an appropriate simple past or past perfect tense worksheet.

1. When I ……………… (open) the door, I ……………. (find) the cat sleeping on my bed.

2. As she …………….. (leave) in the morning, I ………………. (can) not meet her.

3. There …………….. (be) an explosion near the castle.

4. The children ………………… (deliver) a spectacular performance.

5. The girls …………….. (dance) while the boys ……………. (sing)

6. I ……………… (look) around but I …………… (do) not see anything.

7. The patient ……………. (die) before they ……………… (reach) the hospital.

8. He ………………. (rush) to call his wife.

9. They were poor and hence they ……………….. (run) the household with great difficulty.

10. The ……………….. (leave) the new clothes on the table.

Answers

1. When I opened the door, I found the cat sleeping on my bed.

2. As she had left in the morning, I could not meet her.

3. There was an explosion near the castle.

4. The children delivered a spectacular performance.

5. The girls danced while the boys sang.

6. I looked around but I did not see anything.

7. The patient had died before they reached the hospital.

8. He rushed to call his wife.

9. They were poor and hence they ran the household with great difficulty.

10. The left the new clothes on the table.