Time Travelers: Mastering All 12 Verb Tenses for Class 7

This Grade 7 worksheet develops confident control over all 12 English verb tenses. Students practice recognizing and transforming tenses across MCQs, true/false checks, fill-in-the-blanks, sentence rewrites, and a mixed-tense passage, moving from identification to fluent use in real contexts. 

Why All 12 Tenses Matter in Grammar? 

Mastery of all tenses helps students: 
1. Express time relationships precisely in stories, reports, and explanations. 
2. Shift between habits, ongoing actions, completed events, and plans with ease. 
3. Avoid common errors with auxiliaries and participles. 
4. Build polished paragraphs where actions connect clearly in time. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

Five scaffolded activities that cover recognition, correction, and production of all 12 tenses. 

✏️ Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Choose the correct tense transformation. 

🧠 Exercise 2 – True or False 
Judge whether each sentence matches the tense named in brackets. 

📘 Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
Complete each sentence and name the tense used. 

📝 Exercise 4 – Sentence Rewriting 
Convert sentences to the target tense as directed. 

🖊️ Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing 
Complete a short narrative using a natural mix of tenses. 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – MCQs 
1. b 
2. a 
3. b 
4. b 
5. a 
6. b 
7. a 
8. b 
9. a 
10. a 

Exercise 2 – True or False 
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. F 6. T 7. F 8. T 9. T 10. T 

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks (sample answers) 
1. have been studying — Present Perfect Continuous 
2. is writing — Present Continuous 
3. finished — Simple Past 
4. will travel — Simple Future 
5. has been cooking — Present Perfect Continuous 
6. play — Simple Present 
7. will have completed — Future Perfect 
8. have been waiting — Present Perfect Continuous 
9. is reading — Present Continuous 
10. will visit — Simple Future 

Exercise 4 – Sentence Rewriting (answers may vary) 
1. I call you later. (Simple Present) 
2. We were studying for exams then. (Past Continuous) 
3. He will write emails daily. (Future Simple) 
4. She is cooking lunch now. (Present Continuous) 
5. They had painted a wall. (Past Perfect) 
6. Farah has been playing piano beautifully. (Present Perfect Continuous) 
7. He will be learning French next year. (Future Continuous) 
8. We had been working on the report before it was submitted. (Past Perfect Continuous) 
9. I will have driven to school for five years by next June. (Future Perfect) 
10. They are reading newspapers this morning. (Present Continuous) 

Exercise 5 – Mixed-Tense Passage (sample completion) 
The sun rose over Mumbai’s skyline as Arjun woke up early and prepared breakfast for everyone. Farah usually packs her bag for college while Dev checks his emails every morning. By 8 a.m., everyone had left the apartment for work. At the same time, Meera was walking to the bus stop and was talking to her neighbour. By afternoon, they will have completed most of their tasks at the office. Tomorrow, they will be planning a small get-together to celebrate the week’s achievements. 

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