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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 41
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 41
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 41
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 41
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 41
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

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