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