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