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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 40
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

  1. They ______ football in the evening. (play / plays)
  2. Water ______ at 100 °C. (boil / boils)
  3. We ______ dinner at eight. (eat / eats)
  4. She ______ to school every day. (go / goes)
  5. The sun ______ in the east. (rise / rises)
  6. Birds ______ in the sky. (fly / flies)
  7. My dog ______ at strangers. (bark / barks)
  8. You ______ very well. (sing / sings)
  9. He ______ cartoons on Sunday. (watch / watches)
  10. I ______ ice cream. (like / likes)

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 40
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 40
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 40
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 40
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

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