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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 48
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 48
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 48
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 48
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 48
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

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