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Simple Past Tense Worksheet for Kids

Spoken English lesson 17: Talking about yesterday · Set 974 · 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.🚂 What is this? (a) diya (b) beach (c) train (d) temple
  2. 2.I ___ my homework last night. (a) did (b) does (c) do
  3. 3.Which sentence says “We took a train to Jaipur.”? (a) Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother. (b) We lit diyas on Diwali night. (c) We took a train to Jaipur.
  4. 4.They ___ at home yesterday. (a) was (b) are (c) were
  5. 5.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.
  6. 6.Make a sentence: to / her / Riya / wrote / grandmother. / a / letter
  7. 7.Make a sentence: diyas / night. / on / Diwali / lit / We
  8. 8.We ___ cricket last Sunday. (a) play (b) plays (c) played
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Grandmother made sweets for everyone.”? (a) Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother. (b) We took a train to Jaipur. (c) Grandmother made sweets for everyone.
  10. 10.Make a sentence: made / Grandmother / sweets / everyone. / for
  11. 11.Did you ___ the film? (a) watched (b) watches (c) watch
  12. 12.Yesterday, I ___ to the market. (a) goes (b) go (c) went
  13. 13.Which sentence says “We lit diyas on Diwali night.”? (a) Last week, we went to the beach. (b) We took a train to Jaipur. (c) We lit diyas on Diwali night.
  14. 14.🏖️ What is this? (a) train (b) film (c) beach (d) camera
  15. 15.Make a sentence: diyas / night. / Diwali / lit / on / We
  16. 16.Make a sentence: diyas / night. / Diwali / on / We / lit
  17. 17.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.
  18. 18.We ___ a lot of photos at the zoo. (a) took (b) take (c) taken
  19. 19.✉️ What is this? (a) letter (b) camera (c) film (d) sweets
  20. 20.🛕 What is this? (a) beach (b) camera (c) temple (d) train
  21. 21.🎆 What is this? (a) temple (b) train (c) picnic (d) fireworks
  22. 22.Make a sentence: sweets / everyone. / Grandmother / made / for
  23. 23.Make a sentence: We / diyas / Diwali / on / lit / night.
  24. 24.Arjun ___ very happy last week. (a) is (b) was (c) were
  25. 25.Make a sentence: to / wrote / Riya / her / grandmother. / letter / a
  26. 26.Make a sentence: lit / Diwali / on / night. / diyas / We
  27. 27.She ___ a beautiful rangoli on Diwali. (a) makes (b) made (c) make
  28. 28.Make a sentence: a / Jaipur. / train / to / We / took
  29. 29.Make a sentence: her / wrote / to / grandmother. / a / Riya / letter
  30. 30.📷 What is this? (a) camera (b) train (c) letter (d) beach
  31. 31.Make a sentence: lit / diyas / on / night. / We / Diwali
  32. 32.Which sentence says “Yesterday, I watched a funny film.”? (a) Riya wrote a letter to her grandmother. (b) We lit diyas on Diwali night. (c) Yesterday, I watched a funny film.
  33. 33.Make a sentence: to / wrote / grandmother. / Riya / her / a / letter
  34. 34.Make a sentence: We / on / diyas / lit / night. / Diwali
  35. 35.Make a sentence: her / a / Riya / grandmother. / letter / wrote / to
  36. 36.🧺 What is this? (a) fireworks (b) temple (c) picnic (d) diya
  37. 37.Make a sentence: sweets / everyone. / Grandmother / for / made
  38. 38.I ___ my homework last night. (a) do (b) does (c) did
  39. 39.Make a sentence: to / a / Jaipur. / We / train / took
  40. 40.Make a sentence: Jaipur. / took / to / a / We / train

Answer key

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

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