Worksheet 1: Identifying Verb Tenses
Practice identifying the different verb tenses. Click below to print or save as a PDF.
Worksheet 1: Identifying Verb Tenses
Name: _________________________ Date: _________________________
1. Tense Identification
Read each sentence and write the name of the verb tense used (e.g., Simple Present, Past Continuous, Future Perfect).
1. She walks to school every day. _________________________
2. I was reading a book when you called. _________________________
3. They will have finished the project by next week. _________________________
4. He has lived in that house for ten years. _________________________
5. We will be traveling to Japan this time next year. _________________________
6. The team had practiced hard before the game. _________________________
2. I was reading a book when you called. _________________________
3. They will have finished the project by next week. _________________________
4. He has lived in that house for ten years. _________________________
5. We will be traveling to Japan this time next year. _________________________
6. The team had practiced hard before the game. _________________________
2. Matching Exercise
Draw a line to match the tense name with its description.
| 1. Simple Past | A. An action happening right now. |
| 2. Present Continuous | B. A completed action in the past. |
| 3. Future Perfect | C. An action that will be completed before another future action. |
| 4. Present Perfect | D. An action that started in the past and continues to the present. |
3. Creative Writing
Write one sentence in the Simple Future tense and one sentence in the Past Perfect tense.
Simple Future: _________________________________________
Past Perfect: __________________________________________