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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 70
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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. Birds ______ in the sky. (fly / flies)
  4. Water ______ at 100 °C. (boil / boils)
  5. I ______ ice cream. (like / likes)
  6. My dog ______ at strangers. (bark / barks)
  7. We ______ dinner at eight. (eat / eats)
  8. They ______ football in the evening. (play / plays)
  9. You ______ very well. (sing / sings)
  10. He ______ cartoons on Sunday. (watch / watches)

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 70
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 70
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 70
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 70
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

  1. He plays. (present continuous)
  2. We go to school. (past continuous)
  3. They eat lunch. (simple future)
  4. She cooks rice. (present perfect)
  5. Ravi reads a book. (simple past)
  6. You open the door. (simple future)
  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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