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