Past Present Future Tense Worksheet

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Made at homeroomtools.comRead each sentence. Circle the word that fits.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.Past, present or future?Mia plays the drums.presentpastfutureSam will bring the snacks.presentfuturepastThe rain stopped at noon.presentpastfutureThe bus will come at eight.futurepresentpastMia will sing at the concert.presentpastfutureThe class will plant a garden in May.pastfuturepresentLena reads a book every night.futurepastpresentThe bell rang at three o'clock.pastpresentfuture
Made at homeroomtools.comRead each sentence. Circle the word that fits.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.Past, present or future?Answer keyMia plays the drums.presentpastfutureSam will bring the snacks.presentfuturepastThe rain stopped at noon.presentpastfutureThe bus will come at eight.futurepresentpastMia will sing at the concert.presentpastfutureThe class will plant a garden in May.pastfuturepresentLena reads a book every night.futurepastpresentThe bell rang at three o'clock.pastpresentfuture
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Past, present or future 75

  • The baby cries when she is hungry.
  • The baby laughed at the puppy.
  • The baby will wake up soon.
  • Bees make honey.
  • The bell rang at three o'clock.
  • Ben helped his dad wash the car.
  • Ben will help you carry the boxes.
  • Birds build nests in trees.
  • The birds flew south for the winter.
  • The bus stops at our corner.
  • The bus will come at eight.
  • The class visited a farm.
  • The class will plant a garden in May.
  • Dad cooked rice and beans.
  • Dad drinks tea every morning.
  • Dad will fix the fence on Saturday.
  • The dog barked at the mail truck.
  • The farmer planted corn in the spring.
  • Fish swim in the pond.
  • Frogs jump into the water.
  • Grandpa told us a funny story.
  • Grandpa will tell us a story tonight.
  • I brush my teeth twice a day.
  • I finished my homework before dinner.
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Past, present or future, continued

  • I found a penny on the sidewalk.
  • I know the answer.
  • I like apples and pears.
  • I will call you after lunch.
  • I will finish the puzzle tonight.
  • I will write a thank-you note.
  • I wrote a letter to my aunt.
  • It will rain tomorrow.
  • Jo opened the window.
  • Jo will walk the dog after school.
  • The kitten slept on my pillow.
  • Leaves fall in autumn.
  • The leaves will turn red in the fall.
  • Lena lost her left mitten.
  • Lena reads a book every night.
  • Lena will feed the fish later.
  • Mia painted a picture of her cat.
  • Mia plays the drums.
  • Mia will sing at the concert.
  • The moon shines at night.
  • My brother rides his bike to work.
  • My cousins will stay for a week.
  • My dog sleeps under the table.
  • My grandma knits warm hats.
  • My sister climbed the tallest tree.
  • Our cat chases its tail.
  • The plane will land in an hour.
  • The rain stopped at noon.
  • The river flows to the sea.
  • Sam kicked the ball into the net.
  • Sam walks to school.
  • Sam will bring the snacks.
  • The show will start soon.
  • The snow melted by noon.
  • The snow will melt in the spring.
  • The store opens at nine o'clock.
  • The store will close early tomorrow.
  • The sun rises in the east.
  • The sun will set at seven.
  • The teacher writes the date on the board.
  • The team will play on Friday.
  • The train arrived ten minutes late.
  • We ate pizza on Friday night.
  • We eat lunch at noon.
  • We live near the river.
  • We saw a rainbow over the lake.
  • We walked to the park after lunch.
  • We will go to the beach this summer.
  • We will paint the fence next weekend.
  • We will visit Grandma next week.
  • The wind blew my hat away.

Choose the verb 75

  • The baby ___ well last night.
  • Dad ___ bread last Sunday.
  • The dog ___ away last week.
  • The frogs ___ into the pond a minute ago.
  • The game ___ an hour ago.
  • Grandma ___ us last night.
  • Grandma ___ us tomorrow night.
  • I ___ my dad in the garden yesterday.
  • I ___ my hat yesterday.
  • It ___ all day yesterday.
  • It ___ next week.
  • It ___ three days ago.
  • Jo ___ a shell at the beach last summer.
  • Last month I ___ a story about a dragon.
  • Last night Mia ___ the drums for an hour.
  • Last summer Ben ___ to camp.
  • Last week Lena ___ a deer in her yard.
  • Last year we ___ the planets.
  • Mom ___ the fence last weekend.
  • The movie ___ one hour from now.
  • The new library ___ last year.
  • The new pool ___ next summer.
  • Next month Ben ___ his cousins.
  • Next month Dad ___ in a race.
  • Next Saturday Jo ___ the garage.
  • Next spring the seed ___ into a plant.
  • Next week Mia ___ in the school band.
  • Next week the class ___ a play.
  • Next weekend Mom ___ my room.
  • Next year my sister ___ to a new school.
  • Next year our class ___ the oceans.
  • Now Ben ___ the math problem, but yesterday he did not.
  • Right now a ticket ___ five dollars.
  • Right now Ben ___ sleepy.
  • Right now Dad ___ a knock at the door.
  • Right now Dad ___ the keys are in the car.
  • Right now I ___ in the kitchen.
  • Right now it ___ noon.
  • Right now Jo ___ she can win.
  • Right now Lena ___ a loose tooth.
  • Right now Mia ___ a drink of water.
  • Right now Mia ___ every word of the poem.
  • Right now my baby brother ___ that blue blanket.
  • Right now my uncle ___ two trucks.
  • Right now Sam ___ the answer.
  • Right now the cat ___ a bird in the tree.
  • Right now the jar ___ ten marbles.
  • Right now the kids ___ at recess.
  • Right now the music ___ too loud.
  • Right now the plant ___ water.
  • Right now the puppy ___ happy.
  • Right now the puppy ___ ten pounds.
  • Right now the sky ___ gray.
  • Right now the soup ___ too salty.
  • Right now this coat ___ to Sam.
  • The show ___ ten minutes from now.
  • These days Jo ___ carrots, but last year she did not.
  • Tomorrow Dad ___ a cake for the party.
  • Tomorrow Grandpa ___ soup for us.
  • Tomorrow it ___ all day.
  • Tomorrow Lena ___ her mom at the shop.
  • Tomorrow Mia ___ a letter to her aunt.
  • Tomorrow night the cat ___ its new food.
  • Tomorrow night the puppy ___ in its new bed.
  • Tomorrow Sam ___ to school with his sister.
  • Tomorrow the bus ___ us to the museum.
  • Tomorrow the class ___ a film about bees.
  • Tomorrow the vet ___ out what is wrong.
  • Two days ago I ___ my grandma.
  • We ___ a kite last spring.
  • We ___ a movie last Friday.
  • We ___ our room last Saturday.
  • Yesterday Sam ___ to school with his sister.
  • Yesterday the bus ___ a different road.
  • Yesterday we ___ lunch in the park.

How this list was compiled: Written by hand for this page: sentences in the simple past, simple present and future with will, half to label and half with a blank that the time words fix (yesterday, right now, tomorrow). Every irregular past form was checked against Wiktionary's table of English irregular verbs, en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:English_irregular_verbs, read 2026-09-30; the other verbs take a plain -ed. No person, brand or character is named, and no published worksheet was copied. Licence: own work

How it works

Each sheet draws 8 of our 150 sentences. It opens on naming the tense: We walked to the park is past, The sun rises in the east is present, and It will rain tomorrow is future.

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Look for the clue in the verb

A past tense verb often ends in -ed (walked, painted) or changes its spelling (ate, flew). A present tense verb is the plain verb, or the verb with s (walk, walks). The future on these sheets is always will and the plain verb (will walk).

Choose the verb

Set has a second task, Choose the verb (75 sentences). Time words fix the tense: Yesterday Sam ___ to school takes walked, Tomorrow Sam ___ to school takes will walk, and Right now Sam ___ the answer takes knows.

  • Underline the time words first: yesterday, last week, right now, tomorrow, next year.

Questions and answers

What are the past, present and future tenses?

The past tense tells what already happened (I walked), the present tense what happens now or regularly (I walk), and the future tense what will happen (I will walk). These sheets use only these three simple tenses.

What grade learns verb tenses?

The Common Core language standards ask first graders to use verbs to convey a sense of past, present and future (L.1.1e) and third graders to form and use the simple verb tenses: I walked, I walk, I will walk (L.3.1e).

Are irregular verbs included?

Yes. Common ones such as went, ate, saw and wrote appear beside regular verbs such as walked and played. No sentence to label uses a verb that looks the same in the past and the present, such as put or cut.

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