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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 64
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 64
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 64
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 64
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

  1. She had left before I came.
  2. I will call you.
  3. Birds build nests.
  4. We were watching TV.
  5. She is reading a book.
  6. The sun shines.
  7. We have seen this film.
  8. He has finished his work.
  9. He wrote a poem.
  10. I am eating lunch.

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 64
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

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