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Tenses worksheet — present, past and future, with answers

Free tenses worksheets: simple present, simple past, simple future, name the tense and change the tense — Class 2 to 5, printable with answer keys.

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Simple present tense (Class 2–3)Simple past tense (Class 3–4)Simple future tense (Class 3–4)Name the tense (Class 4–5)Change the tense (Class 5)

Simple present tense

Class 2–3 · Worksheet 1 · set 10
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

  1. They ______ football in the evening. (play / plays)
  2. My parents ______ in a bank. (work / works)
  3. He ______ cartoons on Sunday. (watch / watches)
  4. Riya ______ hard for her exams. (study / studies)
  5. Birds ______ in the sky. (fly / flies)
  6. My dog ______ at strangers. (bark / barks)
  7. I ______ ice cream. (like / likes)
  8. Water ______ at 100 °C. (boil / boils)
  9. You ______ very well. (sing / sings)
  10. The sun ______ in the east. (rise / rises)

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 10
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

  1. She ______ to Mumbai last week. (go)
  2. The baby ______ at night. (cry)
  3. I ______ my homework. (finish)
  4. He ______ a new pen. (buy)
  5. The cat ______ all the milk. (drink)
  6. We ______ in the river. (swim)
  7. I ______ a rainbow in the sky. (see)
  8. Mother ______ tea for everyone. (make)
  9. We ______ pizza for dinner. (eat)
  10. The school bell ______ at nine. (ring)
  11. Yesterday I ______ to school. (walk)
  12. She ______ the song beautifully. (sing)

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 10
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

  1. The train ______ at six. (leave)
  2. You ______ the prize. (win)
  3. They ______ the match next week. (play)
  4. He ______ a new bicycle. (get)
  5. Tomorrow I ______ my grandmother. (visit)
  6. It ______ in the evening. (rain)
  7. I ______ you with your work. (help)
  8. Our school ______ on Monday. (open)
  9. She ______ you after lunch. (call)
  10. We ______ a picnic on Sunday. (have)

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 10
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

  1. We have seen this film.
  2. I am eating lunch.
  3. She had left before I came.
  4. They will be travelling tomorrow.
  5. I will call you.
  6. They played chess.
  7. Birds build nests.
  8. He has finished his work.
  9. We were watching TV.
  10. The sun shines.

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 10
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

  1. She cooks rice. (present perfect)
  2. The dog barks. (present continuous)
  3. He plays. (present continuous)
  4. The children play. (past continuous)
  5. You open the door. (simple future)
  6. She sings. (simple past)
  7. They eat lunch. (simple future)
  8. We go to school. (past continuous)

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How many tenses are there in English?

Three main tenses — present, past and future — each with four forms (simple, continuous, perfect and perfect continuous): 12 in all.

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