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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 56
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 56
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 56
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 56
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 56
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

  1. The children play. (past continuous)
  2. They eat lunch. (simple future)
  3. Ravi reads a book. (simple past)
  4. I write a letter. (present perfect)
  5. We go to school. (past continuous)
  6. She cooks rice. (present perfect)
  7. She sings. (simple past)
  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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