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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 86
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

  1. The sun ______ in the east. (rise / rises)
  2. We ______ dinner at eight. (eat / eats)
  3. My dog ______ at strangers. (bark / barks)
  4. You ______ very well. (sing / sings)
  5. I ______ ice cream. (like / likes)
  6. Riya ______ hard for her exams. (study / studies)
  7. Water ______ at 100 °C. (boil / boils)
  8. They ______ football in the evening. (play / plays)
  9. He ______ cartoons on Sunday. (watch / watches)
  10. Birds ______ in the sky. (fly / flies)

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 86
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 86
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 86
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 86
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

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

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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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