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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 71
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 71
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 71
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 71
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 71
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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. They eat lunch. (simple future)
  4. Ravi reads a book. (simple past)
  5. She sings. (simple past)
  6. She cooks rice. (present perfect)
  7. You open the door. (simple future)
  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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