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