Get Your Hands on a Past, Present and Future Tense Worksheet Pack

Once your students understand the concept of past, present and future verb tenses, the next step is using these tenses effectively to enhance meaning and to make texts more sophisticated.

This past, present and future tense worksheet pack provides five engaging activities to help your students identify and use the correct tense in sentences and short paragraphs. Each worksheet is designed with busy classrooms in mind, with clear instructions, student-friendly layouts and opportunities for independent or guided work.

Here are some of the activities featured in this past, present and future tense worksheet pack:

• Spot the Tense – Read the sentences and write whether the verb is in the past, present or future tense. 
• Fix the Sentence – Rewrite the sentences using the correct verb tense. 
• Which Sentence Is Correct? – Highlight the sentence that uses the correct tense from the two choices provided.
• Which Verb Is Correct? – Circle the correct verb or verb group to complete each paragraph. 
• Fix the Paragraph – Rewrite each paragraph using the correct tense. 

This worksheet pack downloads as an easy-print PDF or an editable Google Slides file. Answers are included in both file options.

Past, Present and Future Tense Worksheets to Support Every Learner

These past, present and future tense worksheets are designed to be flexible and practical, making them easy to slot into your literacy block. 

Use earlier worksheets for guided groups or struggling learners, while more confident students can tackle paragraph-based activities independently.

You can also incorporate these worksheets into your lesson on verb tenses in the following ways:

• Direct teaching
• Group learning
• Independent practice
• Exit ticket
• Homework activity

Download These Past, Future and Present Tense Worksheets

Getting started with these past, future and present tense worksheets is quick and stress-free. Simply use the dropdown menu on the Download button to access the quick-print PDF or the editable Google Slides version of this resource. (Note: You will be prompted to copy the Google Slides version to your personal drive before accessing it.)

As this resource contains answer sheets, we recommend printing one copy of the entire file. Then, remove the answer sheets and make photocopies of the worksheets as required.

Pick and choose worksheets based on your students’ needs or work through them sequentially for structured learning… the choice is yours!

This resource was created by Kaylyn Chupp, a teacher and a Teach Starter collaborator.

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