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