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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 7
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 7
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 7
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 7
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 7
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

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