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Verb Tenses Worksheets and Exercises (with Answers)

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Learning English verb tenses helps you express time — past, present, and future — correctly and confidently. These worksheets will help you practice and review different tenses through easy, short exercises.

Verb Tenses Worksheets for ESL

Worksheet 1: Fill in the Blank/ Find and correct the Mistakes

Verb Tenses Worksheets and Exercises (with Answers) 1

Answer Key:

Exercise 1:

  1. haven’t seen
  2. was reading
  3. go
  4. will have finished
  5. is explaining
  6. didn’t like
  7. have already done
  8. were walking / started
  9. will be living
  10. had risen

Exercise 2:

  1. She goes to school every day. → (Present Simple)
  2. I have seen that movie before. → (Present Perfect)
  3. They were playing football yesterday. → (Past Continuous)
  4. He doesn’t like vegetables. → (Present Simple – negative)
  5. We are finishing our homework now. → (Present Continuous)
  6. She will go to the market tomorrow. → (Future Simple)
  7. I have been here since 2019. → (Present Perfect)
  8. When I was a child, I loved ice cream. → (Past Simple)
  9. They have lived in London for five years. → (Present Perfect)
  10. He was studying when the teacher came in. → (Past Continuous)

Worksheet 2: Complete the Story/ Make questions

Verb Tenses Worksheets and Exercises (with Answers) 2

Answer Key:

Exercise 3:

  1. decided
  2. packed
  3. left
  4. arrived
  5. had started
  6. set up
  7. were cooking
  8. realized
  9. had forgotten
  10. laughed / said
  11. was shining
  12. decided

Exercise 4:

  1. Do they play football every weekend?
  2. Is she studying for her exams?
  3. Did he go to the supermarket yesterday?
  4. Will you travel to Japan next year?
  5. Were you watching TV last night?
  6. Have you seen that movie before?
  7. Are they going to start a new project soon?
  8. Had she already eaten before you arrived?
  9. Can he speak English fluently?
  10. Was she reading when you called?

Verbs Tenses Exercises with Answer

Exercise 1: Identify the Tense

Identify the tense of each sentence.

Choose from: Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Perfect, Future Continuous, etc.

  1. She goes to the gym every morning.

  2. I have seen that movie before.

  3. We were studying when the lights went out.

  4. They will have finished the project by next week.

  5. He is playing the guitar right now.

  6. My parents have lived here for 10 years.

  7. By 10 p.m., I will be sleeping.

  8. She was watching TV when I arrived.

  9. I am going to visit my grandparents tomorrow.

  10. The sun rises in the east.

Answer Key:

  1. Present Simple
  2. Present Perfect
  3. Past Continuous
  4. Future Perfect
  5. Present Continuous
  6. Present Perfect
  7. Future Continuous
  8. Past Continuous
  9. “Going to” Future
  10. Present Simple

Exercise 2: Choose the Correct Verb Form

Choose the correct tense for each sentence based on time clues.

  1. They ___ (live) in London since 2018.

  2. When I was a kid, I ___ (play) outside every day.

  3. At the moment, she ___ (study) for her exam.

  4. By tomorrow morning, I ___ (finish) my report.

  5. Look! It ___ (rain) again.

  6. He ___ (not see) his best friend for a long time.

  7. I ___ (watch) TV when you called me.

  8. We ___ (meet) him at the airport at 5 p.m. tomorrow.

  9. She usually ___ (drink) coffee, but today she ___ (have) tea.

  10. They ___ (work) here before they moved to Paris.

Answer Key:

  1. have lived
  2. played
  3. is studying
  4. will have finished
  5. is raining
  6. hasn’t seen
  7. was watching
  8. will meet
  9. drinks / is having
  10. had worked

Exercise 3: Rewrite the Paragraph

Rewrite the paragraph below using the tense in brackets.

Example:

(Change to Past Tense)

I wake up early every day. I go for a run and then eat breakfast with my family. After that, I study English for an hour. In the evening, I relax and watch TV.

Answer Example:

I woke up early every day. I went for a run and then ate breakfast with my family. After that, I studied English for an hour. In the evening, I relaxed and watched TV.

Exercise 4: Tense Transformation Challenge

Change the verbs in brackets to the correct tense based on the time expression.

  1. She ___ (work) here since 2020.

  2. We ___ (have) dinner when he arrived.

  3. I ___ (study) English right now.

  4. They ___ (finish) their project by Friday.

  5. He ___ (not see) that movie yet.

  6. I ___ (travel) to Japan next summer.

  7. The train ___ (leave) at 7:30.

  8. While she ___ (walk) home, it ___ (start) to rain.

  9. I ___ (call) you when I arrive.

  10. By 2026, I ___ (complete) my Master’s degree.

Answer Key:

  1. has worked
  2. were having
  3. am studying
  4. will have finished
  5. hasn’t seen
  6. will travel
  7. leaves
  8. was walking / started
  9. will call
  10. will have completed