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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 69
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 69
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 69
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 69
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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 were watching TV.
  4. They played chess.
  5. I am eating lunch.
  6. The sun shines.
  7. We have seen this film.
  8. He wrote a poem.
  9. I will call you.
  10. They will be travelling tomorrow.

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 69
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

  1. We go to school. (past continuous)
  2. The children play. (past continuous)
  3. She sings. (simple past)
  4. She cooks rice. (present perfect)
  5. The dog barks. (present continuous)
  6. Ravi reads a book. (simple past)
  7. You open the door. (simple future)
  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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