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