Past, Present and Future Tenses worksheet - Free Printable

Explanation:
We need to identify the tense of each underlined verb in the sentences. The three tenses we’re looking for are:

- Present: used for habits, general truths, or things happening now (e.g., *hates*, *loves*, *know*).
- Past: used for actions that already happened (often ends in *-ed*, but many verbs are irregular like *arrived*, *knocked*, *raced*, *raided*).
- Future: used for actions that will happen later — often with *will*, *shall*, or *going to* (e.g., *will stay*, *will sleet*).

Let’s go sentence by sentence:

1. *My dog hates thunderstorms.*
→ “hates” is a present-tense verb (third person singular, shows a general truth/habit).
✔ Present

2. *He hides under the bed during a storm.*
→ “hides” is also present tense (habitual action).
✔ Present

3. *Last summer a storm arrived one afternoon.*
→ “arrived” is past tense (time marker *last summer* confirms it’s in the past).
✔ Past

4. *The wind nearly knocked me over.*
→ “knocked” is past tense (irregular verb; base form = knock).
✔ Past

5. *Next time I will stay indoors.*
→ “will stay” uses *will* + base verb → future tense.
✔ Future

6. *I love all kinds of stormy weather.*
→ “love” is present tense (general feeling/truth).
✔ Present

7. *I raced to school.*
→ “raced” is past tense (irregular? No — *race* → *raced* is regular -ed, but still past).
✔ Past

8. *Perhaps tomorrow it will sleet.*
→ “will sleet” = future tense (uses *will* + base verb).
✔ Future

9. *They raided the neighboring lands for treasure.*
→ “raided” is past tense (regular -ed verb, and context suggests completed action).
✔ Past

10. *We know about their explorations far and wide.*
→ “know” is present tense (current state of knowledge).
✔ Present

Now let’s list them in order:

1. Present
2. Present
3. Past
4. Past
5. Future
6. Present
7. Past
8. Future
9. Past
10. Present

Final Answer:
1. Present
2. Present
3. Past
4. Past
5. Future
6. Present
7. Past
8. Future
9. Past
10. Present