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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 38
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 38
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 38
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 38
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 38
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

  1. The dog barks. (present continuous)
  2. He plays. (present continuous)
  3. The children play. (past continuous)
  4. She sings. (simple past)
  5. You open the door. (simple future)
  6. They eat lunch. (simple future)
  7. I write a letter. (present perfect)
  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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