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. Matching Exercise

Draw a line to match the tense name with its description.

1. Simple PastA. An action happening right now.
2. Present ContinuousB. A completed action in the past.
3. Future PerfectC. An action that will be completed before another future action.
4. Present PerfectD. 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: __________________________________________

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