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