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