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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 14
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

  1. The sun ______ in the east. (rise / rises)
  2. Water ______ at 100 °C. (boil / boils)
  3. We ______ dinner at eight. (eat / eats)
  4. My parents ______ in a bank. (work / works)
  5. I ______ ice cream. (like / likes)
  6. They ______ football in the evening. (play / plays)
  7. Riya ______ hard for her exams. (study / studies)
  8. He ______ cartoons on Sunday. (watch / watches)
  9. Birds ______ in the sky. (fly / flies)
  10. She ______ to school every day. (go / goes)

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 14
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 14
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 14
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

  1. We have seen this film.
  2. He wrote a poem.
  3. He has finished his work.
  4. She had left before I came.
  5. They will be travelling tomorrow.
  6. She is reading a book.
  7. We were watching TV.
  8. Birds build nests.
  9. I will call you.
  10. The sun shines.

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 14
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

  1. They eat lunch. (simple future)
  2. Ravi reads a book. (simple past)
  3. She sings. (simple past)
  4. You open the door. (simple future)
  5. I write a letter. (present perfect)
  6. She cooks rice. (present perfect)
  7. The children play. (past continuous)
  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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