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Simple Past Tense Worksheet for Kids

Spoken English lesson 17: Talking about yesterday · Set 610 · 40 questions
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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. 1.They ___ at home yesterday. (a) was (b) were (c) are
  2. 2.Make a sentence: lit / Diwali / on / night. / diyas / We
  3. 3.Arjun ___ very happy last week. (a) is (b) was (c) were
  4. 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. 5.We ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) play (b) plays (c) played
  6. 6.Make a sentence: night. / We / lit / Diwali / on / diyas
  7. 7.Make a sentence: to / a / We / took / train / Jaipur.
  8. 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. 9.She ___ a beautiful rangoli on Diwali. (a) made (b) makes (c) make
  10. 10.🛕 What is this? (a) beach (b) temple (c) fireworks (d) letter
  11. 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. 12.Did you ___ the film? (a) watched (b) watches (c) watch
  13. 13.Make a sentence: letter / Riya / wrote / her / to / a / grandmother.
  14. 14.Make a sentence: made / sweets / everyone. / for / Grandmother
  15. 15.Yesterday, I ___ to the market. (a) goes (b) go (c) went
  16. 16.🎆 What is this? (a) fireworks (b) temple (c) camera (d) beach
  17. 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. 18.✉️ What is this? (a) film (b) diya (c) picnic (d) letter
  19. 19.🍬 What is this? (a) sweets (b) train (c) camera (d) film
  20. 20.I ___ my homework last night. (a) did (b) does (c) do
  21. 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. 22.Make a sentence: wrote / a / letter / her / Riya / to / grandmother.
  23. 23.We ___ a lot of photos at the zoo. (a) taken (b) take (c) took
  24. 24.Make a sentence: a / Jaipur. / We / to / took / train
  25. 25.🏖️ What is this? (a) temple (b) camera (c) fireworks (d) beach
  26. 26.Make a sentence: We / night. / Diwali / diyas / on / lit
  27. 27.🧺 What is this? (a) train (b) sweets (c) letter (d) picnic
  28. 28.🎬 What is this? (a) picnic (b) film (c) diya (d) camera
  29. 29.Make a sentence: to / grandmother. / her / wrote / Riya / a / letter
  30. 30.🚂 What is this? (a) fireworks (b) beach (c) train (d) letter
  31. 31.Make a sentence: on / lit / We / diyas / Diwali / night.
  32. 32.Make a sentence: letter / Riya / a / grandmother. / to / her / wrote
  33. 33.🪔 What is this? (a) picnic (b) diya (c) fireworks (d) beach
  34. 34.Make a sentence: made / sweets / Grandmother / everyone. / for
  35. 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. 36.Make a sentence: train / to / a / took / Jaipur. / We
  37. 37.Make a sentence: lit / on / night. / diyas / We / Diwali
  38. 38.Make a sentence: everyone. / for / sweets / Grandmother / made
  39. 39.Make a sentence: Grandmother / everyone. / sweets / for / made
  40. 40.Make a sentence: wrote / her / a / Riya / grandmother. / letter / to

Answer key

  1. were
  2. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  3. was
  4. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  5. played
  6. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  7. We took a train to Jaipur.
  8. We took a train to Jaipur.
  9. made
  10. temple
  11. Last week, we went to the beach.
  12. watch
  13. Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  14. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  15. went
  16. fireworks
  17. Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  18. letter
  19. sweets
  20. did
  21. Yesterday, I watched a funny film.
  22. Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  23. took
  24. We took a train to Jaipur.
  25. beach
  26. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  27. picnic
  28. film
  29. Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  30. train
  31. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  32. Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.
  33. diya
  34. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  35. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  36. We took a train to Jaipur.
  37. We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  38. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  39. Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  40. Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother.

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