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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 16
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 16
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 16
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 16
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 16
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

  1. Ravi reads a book. (simple past)
  2. I write a letter. (present perfect)
  3. The dog barks. (present continuous)
  4. She sings. (simple past)
  5. We go to school. (past continuous)
  6. She cooks rice. (present perfect)
  7. He plays. (present continuous)
  8. The children play. (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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