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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 76
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 76
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 76
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 76
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 76
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

  1. We go to school. (past continuous)
  2. The dog barks. (present continuous)
  3. You open the door. (simple future)
  4. She sings. (simple past)
  5. They eat lunch. (simple future)
  6. She cooks rice. (present perfect)
  7. Ravi reads a book. (simple past)
  8. I write a letter. (present perfect)

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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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