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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 94
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Choose the correct form of the verb.

  1. Water ______ at 100 °C. (boil / boils)
  2. The sun ______ in the east. (rise / rises)
  3. My dog ______ at strangers. (bark / barks)
  4. Birds ______ in the sky. (fly / flies)
  5. She ______ to school every day. (go / goes)
  6. They ______ football in the evening. (play / plays)
  7. Riya ______ hard for her exams. (study / studies)
  8. We ______ dinner at eight. (eat / eats)
  9. My parents ______ in a bank. (work / works)
  10. You ______ very well. (sing / sings)

Simple past tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 2 · set 94
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Write the past tense of the verb in brackets.

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

Simple future tense

Class 3–4 · Worksheet 3 · set 94
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Fill in with will + the verb in brackets.

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

Name the tense

Class 4–5 · Worksheet 4 · set 94
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Write the name of the tense of each sentence.

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

Change the tense

Class 5 · Worksheet 5 · set 94
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Rewrite each sentence in the tense given in brackets.

  1. The children play. (past continuous)
  2. I write a letter. (present perfect)
  3. Ravi reads a book. (simple past)
  4. They eat lunch. (simple future)
  5. He plays. (present continuous)
  6. She sings. (simple past)
  7. The dog barks. (present continuous)
  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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