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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 26
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

  1. He ______ cartoons on Sunday. (watch / watches)
  2. You ______ very well. (sing / sings)
  3. I ______ ice cream. (like / likes)
  4. My dog ______ at strangers. (bark / barks)
  5. She ______ to school every day. (go / goes)
  6. Riya ______ hard for her exams. (study / studies)
  7. They ______ football in the evening. (play / plays)
  8. Birds ______ in the sky. (fly / flies)
  9. We ______ dinner at eight. (eat / eats)
  10. My parents ______ in a bank. (work / works)

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 26
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 26
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 26
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 26
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

  1. We go to school. (past continuous)
  2. They eat lunch. (simple future)
  3. He plays. (present continuous)
  4. She sings. (simple past)
  5. Ravi reads a book. (simple past)
  6. You open the door. (simple future)
  7. I write a letter. (present perfect)
  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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