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