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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 85
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 85
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 85
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 85
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

  1. He has finished his work.
  2. I will call you.
  3. They played chess.
  4. The sun shines.
  5. We have seen this film.
  6. We were watching TV.
  7. I am eating lunch.
  8. She is reading a book.
  9. She had left before I came.
  10. They will be travelling tomorrow.

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 85
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

  1. The children play. (past continuous)
  2. She cooks rice. (present perfect)
  3. We go to school. (past continuous)
  4. She sings. (simple past)
  5. He plays. (present continuous)
  6. They eat lunch. (simple future)
  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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