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