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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 27
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 27
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 27
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 27
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 27
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

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

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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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