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Simple Past Tense Worksheet for Kids

Spoken English lesson 17: Talking about yesterday · Set 453 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Which sentence says “Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.”? (a) We took a train to Jaipur. (b) Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother. (c) Last week, we went to the beach.
  2. 2.Arjun ___ very happy last week. (a) was (b) were (c) is
  3. 3.We ___ a lot of photos at the zoo. (a) took (b) take (c) taken
  4. 4.Make a sentence: everyone. / for / made / Grandmother / sweets
  5. 5.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.
  6. 6.Make a sentence: everyone. / sweets / for / Grandmother / made
  7. 7.We ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) play (b) plays (c) played
  8. 8.Which sentence says “We took a train to Jaipur.”? (a) Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother. (b) Grandmother made sweets for everyone. (c) We took a train to Jaipur.
  9. 9.Make a sentence: Diwali / diyas / night. / We / on / lit
  10. 10.Make a sentence: took / to / Jaipur. / a / We / train
  11. 11.I ___ my homework last night. (a) does (b) do (c) did
  12. 12.She ___ a beautiful rangoli on Diwali. (a) make (b) made (c) makes
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Yesterday, I watched a funny film.”? (a) Yesterday, I watched a funny film. (b) Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother. (c) Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  14. 14.🚂 What is this? (a) temple (b) beach (c) camera (d) train
  15. 15.Make a sentence: Grandmother / for / sweets / everyone. / made
  16. 16.Make a sentence: made / Grandmother / sweets / for / everyone.
  17. 17.🧺 What is this? (a) train (b) camera (c) film (d) picnic
  18. 18.Make a sentence: lit / night. / on / Diwali / diyas / We
  19. 19.Make a sentence: wrote / letter / grandmother. / her / Riya / to / a
  20. 20.Which sentence says “Grandmother made sweets for everyone.”? (a) Yesterday, I watched a funny film. (b) Grandmother made sweets for everyone. (c) We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  21. 21.🛕 What is this? (a) letter (b) picnic (c) temple (d) fireworks
  22. 22.Which sentence says “Last week, we went to the beach.”? (a) Grandmother made sweets for everyone. (b) We lit diyas on Diwali night. (c) Last week, we went to the beach.
  23. 23.Make a sentence: grandmother. / Riya / a / to / wrote / letter / her
  24. 24.Did you ___ the film? (a) watched (b) watch (c) watches
  25. 25.Make a sentence: We / night. / diyas / on / lit / Diwali
  26. 26.Make a sentence: grandmother. / wrote / her / a / Riya / letter / to
  27. 27.Yesterday, I ___ to the market. (a) goes (b) went (c) go
  28. 28.Make a sentence: letter / wrote / her / Riya / grandmother. / to / a
  29. 29.Make a sentence: sweets / everyone. / made / for / Grandmother
  30. 30.🪔 What is this? (a) diya (b) picnic (c) letter (d) fireworks
  31. 31.Arjun ___ very happy last week. (a) is (b) was (c) were
  32. 32.They ___ at home yesterday. (a) were (b) are (c) was
  33. 33.Make a sentence: sweets / everyone. / Grandmother / for / made
  34. 34.Make a sentence: lit / diyas / on / Diwali / We / night.
  35. 35.Make a sentence: made / for / sweets / Grandmother / everyone.
  36. 36.Make a sentence: grandmother. / her / letter / to / a / wrote / Riya
  37. 37.Which sentence says “Yesterday, I watched a funny film.”? (a) We took a train to Jaipur. (b) Yesterday, I watched a funny film. (c) We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  38. 38.✉️ What is this? (a) train (b) sweets (c) letter (d) temple
  39. 39.Make a sentence: on / diyas / Diwali / night. / We / lit
  40. 40.Make a sentence: for / everyone. / sweets / Grandmother / made

Answer key

  1. Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  2. was
  3. took
  4. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  5. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  6. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  7. played
  8. We took a train to Jaipur.
  9. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  10. We took a train to Jaipur.
  11. did
  12. made
  13. Yesterday, I watched a funny film.
  14. train
  15. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  16. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  17. picnic
  18. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  19. Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  20. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  21. temple
  22. Last week, we went to the beach.
  23. Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  24. watch
  25. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  26. Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  27. went
  28. Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  29. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  30. diya
  31. was
  32. were
  33. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  34. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  35. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  36. Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  37. Yesterday, I watched a funny film.
  38. letter
  39. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  40. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.

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