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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 34
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 34
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 34
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 34
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 34
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

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

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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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