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