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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 18
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 18
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 18
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 18
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 18
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

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

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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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