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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 87
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

  1. Water ______ at 100 °C. (boil / boils)
  2. She ______ to school every day. (go / goes)
  3. Riya ______ hard for her exams. (study / studies)
  4. I ______ ice cream. (like / likes)
  5. My parents ______ in a bank. (work / works)
  6. The sun ______ in the east. (rise / rises)
  7. You ______ very well. (sing / sings)
  8. He ______ cartoons on Sunday. (watch / watches)
  9. They ______ football in the evening. (play / plays)
  10. My dog ______ at strangers. (bark / barks)

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 87
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 87
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 87
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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. They played chess.
  4. Birds build nests.
  5. I will call you.
  6. I am eating lunch.
  7. They will be travelling tomorrow.
  8. He wrote a poem.
  9. The sun shines.
  10. We have seen this film.

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 87
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

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

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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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