Simple Past and Simple Present Tense Worksheet

Every morning, my nan rushes out of the door to ______________ her dog while the park is quiet.

• is walking

• walking

• walk

• will walk

Complete the following sentence in simple past tense. Last year, my dad and uncle ____________ the London Marathon.

• ran

• run

• runned

• running

Complete the sentence below with the simple past tense of the verbs in the boxes. I __________ (to visit) the art gallery with my class yesterday and we __________ (to see) the most amazing sculptures.

• visited, saw

• visit, see

• visiting, seeing

• visits, sees

Rewrite the following sentence in simple present tense.

• Rewrite the following sentence in simple present tense.

• Rewrite the following sentence in past tense.

• Rewrite the following sentence in future tense.

• Rewrite the following sentence in present continuous tense.

Which sentence below is written in simple past tense? Tick one.

• This is my favourite play park.

• We play here most days after school.

• I fell off the slide once.

• I love to play football on the field.

Tick one box in each row to show whether the sentence is written in simple past tense or simple present tense. Sentence: We went shopping yesterday.

• Simple past tense

• Simple present tense

Tick one box in each row to show whether the sentence is written in simple past tense or simple present tense. Sentence: I carried a heavy shopping bag.

• Simple past tense

• Simple present tense

Tick one box in each row to show whether the sentence is written in simple past tense or simple present tense. Sentence: Every time we shop, my mum buys me a treat.

• Simple past tense

• Simple present tense

What is past perfect tense? Past Perfect describes completed events of the past which happened before another action took place. 'had' + a past tense verb = past perfect tense For example: I had played You had played (singular) He/She/It had played We had played You had played (plural) They had played Not long after my brother ______________ his new model plane, I accidentally dropped and broke it.

• has made

• had made

• made

• was making

What is present perfect tense? Complete the following sentence in perfect present tense. I ______________ the piano for three years.

• have played

• play

• am playing

• played