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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 6
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 6
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 6
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 6
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 6
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

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