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