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