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