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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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Present — happens now or every day: She plays . She is playing .Past — already happened: She played . She was playing . Many verbs change: go → went, eat → ate, write → wrote.Future — will happen: She will play . Perfect tenses use has / have / had + past participle: She has played .
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 5
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Choose the correct form of the verb.
My dog ______ at strangers. (bark / barks) You ______ very well. (sing / sings) Birds ______ in the sky. (fly / flies) He ______ cartoons on Sunday. (watch / watches) I ______ ice cream. (like / likes) She ______ to school every day. (go / goes) My parents ______ in a bank. (work / works) Riya ______ hard for her exams. (study / studies) Water ______ at 100 °C. (boil / boils) We ______ dinner at eight. (eat / eats)
✅ Answer key — Simple present tense
barks sing fly watches like goes work studies boils eat
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Simple past tense Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 5
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.
He ______ a new pen. (buy) She ______ to Mumbai last week. (go) We ______ pizza for dinner. (eat) She ______ the song beautifully. (sing) Yesterday I ______ to school. (walk) They ______ cricket after school. (play) We ______ in the river. (swim) Mother ______ tea for everyone. (make) He ______ a letter to his friend. (write) I ______ my homework. (finish) I ______ a rainbow in the sky. (see) The school bell ______ at nine. (ring)
✅ Answer key — Simple past tense
bought went ate sang walked played swam made wrote finished saw rang
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Simple future tense Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 5
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.
You ______ the prize. (win) They ______ the match next week. (play) He ______ a new bicycle. (get) Tomorrow I ______ my grandmother. (visit) Our school ______ on Monday. (open) She ______ you after lunch. (call) It ______ in the evening. (rain) The train ______ at six. (leave) We ______ a picnic on Sunday. (have) I ______ you with your work. (help)
✅ Answer key — Simple future tense
will win will play will get will visit will open will call will rain will leave will have will help
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Name the tense Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 5
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.
She had left before I came. She is reading a book. The sun shines. He wrote a poem. Birds build nests. He has finished his work. They will be travelling tomorrow. We have seen this film. I will call you. I am eating lunch.
✅ Answer key — Name the tense
Past perfect Present continuous Simple present Simple past Simple present Present perfect Future continuous Present perfect Simple future Present continuous
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Change the tense Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 5
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.
She cooks rice. (present perfect) Ravi reads a book. (simple past) The dog barks. (present continuous) She sings. (simple past) He plays. (present continuous) We go to school. (past continuous) They eat lunch. (simple future) You open the door. (simple future)
✅ Answer key — Change the tense
She has cooked rice. Ravi read a book. The dog is barking. She sang. He is playing. We were going to school. They will eat lunch. You will open the door.
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Questions
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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