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