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