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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 73
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 73
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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. The baby ______ at night. (cry)
  4. She ______ to Mumbai last week. (go)
  5. We ______ in the river. (swim)
  6. I ______ a rainbow in the sky. (see)
  7. He ______ a letter to his friend. (write)
  8. Mother ______ tea for everyone. (make)
  9. I ______ my homework. (finish)
  10. The cat ______ all the milk. (drink)
  11. They ______ cricket after school. (play)
  12. We ______ pizza for dinner. (eat)

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 73
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 73
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 73
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

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