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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 93
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

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

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 93
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 93
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 93
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 93
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

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