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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 82
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

  1. Riya ______ hard for her exams. (study / studies)
  2. He ______ cartoons on Sunday. (watch / watches)
  3. My dog ______ at strangers. (bark / barks)
  4. She ______ to school every day. (go / goes)
  5. My parents ______ in a bank. (work / works)
  6. Water ______ at 100 °C. (boil / boils)
  7. Birds ______ in the sky. (fly / flies)
  8. I ______ ice cream. (like / likes)
  9. We ______ dinner at eight. (eat / eats)
  10. They ______ football in the evening. (play / plays)

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 82
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 82
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 82
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 82
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

  1. The children play. (past continuous)
  2. She sings. (simple past)
  3. You open the door. (simple future)
  4. We go to school. (past continuous)
  5. He plays. (present continuous)
  6. The dog barks. (present continuous)
  7. I write a letter. (present perfect)
  8. She cooks rice. (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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