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