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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 55
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 55
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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. He ______ a letter to his friend. (write)
  4. They ______ cricket after school. (play)
  5. We ______ pizza for dinner. (eat)
  6. The school bell ______ at nine. (ring)
  7. Mother ______ tea for everyone. (make)
  8. Yesterday I ______ to school. (walk)
  9. I ______ a rainbow in the sky. (see)
  10. The cat ______ all the milk. (drink)
  11. I ______ my homework. (finish)
  12. The baby ______ at night. (cry)

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 55
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 55
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 55
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

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

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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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