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