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