Simple Past Tense Worksheet for Kids
Speaking tips (Grammar point): Most actions add -ed: play → played, watch → watched. Some are special — learn them: go → went, do → did, make → made, take → took, eat → ate. After “did” use the simple word: “Did you watch the film?” (not “watched”).
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- 1.We ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) play (b) plays (c) played
- 2.Make a sentence: made / for / Grandmother / everyone. / sweets
- 3.Yesterday, I ___ to the market. (a) went (b) goes (c) go
- 4.Make a sentence: Diwali / on / night. / diyas / lit / We
- 5.Arjun ___ very happy last week. (a) is (b) was (c) were
- 6.They ___ at home yesterday. (a) were (b) was (c) are
- 7.Make a sentence: on / diyas / We / Diwali / night. / lit
- 8.Make a sentence: for / made / Grandmother / sweets / everyone.
- 9.I ___ my homework last night. (a) did (b) do (c) does
- 10.Which sentence says “Yesterday, I watched a funny film.”? (a) Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother. (b) Yesterday, I watched a funny film. (c) Last week, we went to the beach.
- 11.Make a sentence: lit / on / Diwali / night. / We / diyas
- 12.Did you ___ the film? (a) watched (b) watch (c) watches
- 13.Which sentence says “We lit diyas on Diwali night.”? (a) Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother. (b) Grandmother made sweets for everyone. (c) We lit diyas on Diwali night.
- 14.We ___ a lot of photos at the zoo. (a) took (b) take (c) taken
- 15.✉️ What is this? (a) beach (b) sweets (c) letter (d) fireworks
- 16.🪔 What is this? (a) train (b) letter (c) picnic (d) diya
- 17.Which sentence says “Last week, we went to the beach.”? (a) We lit diyas on Diwali night. (b) We took a train to Jaipur. (c) Last week, we went to the beach.
- 18.🛕 What is this? (a) film (b) temple (c) camera (d) fireworks
- 19.Make a sentence: letter / Riya / wrote / a / her / to / grandmother.
- 20.Which sentence says “Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.”? (a) We took a train to Jaipur. (b) Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother. (c) We lit diyas on Diwali night.
- 21.She ___ a beautiful rangoli on Diwali. (a) makes (b) made (c) make
- 22.Which sentence says “We took a train to Jaipur.”? (a) We took a train to Jaipur. (b) Grandmother made sweets for everyone. (c) Yesterday, I watched a funny film.
- 23.Make a sentence: Diwali / diyas / on / night. / We / lit
- 24.Make a sentence: took / train / to / Jaipur. / We / a
- 25.Which sentence says “Grandmother made sweets for everyone.”? (a) Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother. (b) Yesterday, I watched a funny film. (c) Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
- 26.Make a sentence: train / Jaipur. / a / We / to / took
- 27.Make a sentence: made / sweets / Grandmother / for / everyone.
- 28.Make a sentence: grandmother. / wrote / letter / a / to / her / Riya
- 29.Make a sentence: diyas / on / Diwali / lit / We / night.
- 30.Make a sentence: grandmother. / letter / wrote / her / a / to / Riya
- 31.📷 What is this? (a) sweets (b) temple (c) diya (d) camera
- 32.Make a sentence: wrote / a / her / to / letter / Riya / grandmother.
- 33.Make a sentence: Jaipur. / to / took / We / train / a
- 34.Make a sentence: letter / a / to / Riya / wrote / her / grandmother.
- 35.🎆 What is this? (a) temple (b) sweets (c) fireworks (d) diya
- 36.Make a sentence: to / Riya / wrote / grandmother. / her / letter / a
- 37.Make a sentence: night. / Diwali / lit / We / diyas / on
- 38.Make a sentence: sweets / made / for / everyone. / Grandmother
- 39.Make a sentence: wrote / her / grandmother. / to / Riya / letter / a
- 40.Make a sentence: Grandmother / everyone. / made / sweets / for
Answer key
- played
- Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
- went
- We lit diyas on Diwali night.
- was
- were
- We lit diyas on Diwali night.
- Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
- did
- Yesterday, I watched a funny film.
- We lit diyas on Diwali night.
- watch
- We lit diyas on Diwali night.
- took
- letter
- diya
- Last week, we went to the beach.
- temple
- Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
- Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
- made
- We took a train to Jaipur.
- We lit diyas on Diwali night.
- We took a train to Jaipur.
- Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
- We took a train to Jaipur.
- Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
- Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
- We lit diyas on Diwali night.
- Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
- camera
- Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
- We took a train to Jaipur.
- Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
- fireworks
- Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
- We lit diyas on Diwali night.
- Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
- Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
- Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
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