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Simple Past Tense Worksheet for Kids

Spoken English lesson 17: Talking about yesterday · Set 16 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Arjun ___ very happy last week. (a) were (b) was (c) is
  2. 2.Which sentence says “We lit diyas on Diwali night.”? (a) Grandmother made sweets for everyone. (b) Last week, we went to the beach. (c) We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  3. 3.We ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) play (b) played (c) plays
  4. 4.Which sentence says “Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.”? (a) We lit diyas on Diwali night. (b) Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother. (c) Yesterday, I watched a funny film.
  5. 5.They ___ at home yesterday. (a) are (b) were (c) was
  6. 6.She ___ a beautiful rangoli on Diwali. (a) make (b) makes (c) made
  7. 7.Make a sentence: for / made / sweets / everyone. / Grandmother
  8. 8.Make a sentence: to / took / train / We / a / Jaipur.
  9. 9.We ___ a lot of photos at the zoo. (a) take (b) taken (c) took
  10. 10.Make a sentence: diyas / on / lit / We / Diwali / night.
  11. 11.Make a sentence: on / night. / Diwali / lit / diyas / We
  12. 12.Make a sentence: a / to / took / We / Jaipur. / train
  13. 13.Make a sentence: grandmother. / letter / a / to / her / Riya / wrote
  14. 14.Yesterday, I ___ to the market. (a) went (b) goes (c) go
  15. 15.Make a sentence: wrote / a / Riya / grandmother. / letter / to / her
  16. 16.Did you ___ the film? (a) watched (b) watch (c) watches
  17. 17.Make a sentence: Diwali / lit / night. / on / diyas / We
  18. 18.Make a sentence: Grandmother / for / sweets / made / everyone.
  19. 19.🎆 What is this? (a) picnic (b) diya (c) fireworks (d) sweets
  20. 20.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) We took a train to Jaipur.
  21. 21.Which sentence says “We took a train to Jaipur.”? (a) We took a train to Jaipur. (b) We lit diyas on Diwali night. (c) Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  22. 22.Make a sentence: to / a / took / train / We / Jaipur.
  23. 23.✉️ What is this? (a) letter (b) train (c) beach (d) fireworks
  24. 24.Make a sentence: sweets / for / everyone. / Grandmother / made
  25. 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. 26.Make a sentence: lit / diyas / on / Diwali / night. / We
  27. 27.Make a sentence: grandmother. / letter / Riya / to / her / a / wrote
  28. 28.Make a sentence: for / Grandmother / everyone. / sweets / made
  29. 29.Which sentence says “Last week, we went to the beach.”? (a) We took a train to Jaipur. (b) Last week, we went to the beach. (c) Yesterday, I watched a funny film.
  30. 30.Make a sentence: on / night. / diyas / Diwali / We / lit
  31. 31.Make a sentence: on / night. / We / Diwali / diyas / lit
  32. 32.Make a sentence: Diwali / on / lit / diyas / We / night.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: on / We / lit / Diwali / diyas / night.
  34. 34.Make a sentence: Riya / to / her / grandmother. / letter / wrote / a
  35. 35.🧺 What is this? (a) train (b) film (c) picnic (d) diya
  36. 36.I ___ my homework last night. (a) do (b) did (c) does
  37. 37.Make a sentence: made / Grandmother / for / sweets / everyone.
  38. 38.🏖️ What is this? (a) diya (b) film (c) beach (d) train
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Grandmother / for / sweets / everyone. / made
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Grandmother / sweets / made / for / everyone.

Answer key

  1. was
  2. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  3. played
  4. Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  5. were
  6. made
  7. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  8. We took a train to Jaipur.
  9. took
  10. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  11. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  12. We took a train to Jaipur.
  13. Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  14. went
  15. Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  16. watch
  17. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  18. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  19. fireworks
  20. Yesterday, I watched a funny film.
  21. We took a train to Jaipur.
  22. We took a train to Jaipur.
  23. letter
  24. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  25. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  26. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  27. Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  28. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  29. Last week, we went to the beach.
  30. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  31. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  32. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  33. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  34. Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  35. picnic
  36. did
  37. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  38. beach
  39. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  40. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.

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