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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 80
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 80
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 80
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 80
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 80
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

  1. The children play. (past continuous)
  2. We go to school. (past continuous)
  3. They eat lunch. (simple future)
  4. He plays. (present continuous)
  5. She cooks rice. (present perfect)
  6. She sings. (simple past)
  7. The dog barks. (present continuous)
  8. Ravi reads a book. (simple past)

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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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