Simple Past Tense Worksheet for Kids with Answers (Free PDF)

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This lesson is on the simple past tense worksheet for kids with answers. It also contains a free downloadble pdf. The worksheets are simple and easy to solve. These worksheets are useful for ICSE and CBSE students. The practice exercises are with answers for better understanding. The worksheets will help them to understand the use of the simple past tense in English grammar.

Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks

1. She _________ (clean) her room.
2. He _________ (play) in the park.
3. They _________ (do) their homework.
4. Mandy ________ (cook) meat for us.
5. Our team _______(win) the match.
6. The teacher __________(shout) at children.
7. I ______ (buy) some mangoes.
8. James _______ (like) the cake.
9. We _______ (go) to a picnic yesterday.
10. Diane ______ (cut) the vegetables.

Exercise 2

Choose the correct option.

1.  Tom _______(know/knew) the man.
2. He ______(lie/lay) on his bed.
3. Henry ________ (broke/break) his pencil yesterday.
4. She ______ (saw / see) a snake in the garden this morning.
5. The puppy _________ (sit/sat) on the sofa.
6. He ______ (rode/ride) his bicycle yesterday.
7. She ________(spoke/ speak) to her parents last night.
8. They ________ (had/have) a car last year.
9. Lisa _______(swam/swim) in the swimming pool.
10. George ________(wake /woke) up at 9.00 am.

Exercise 3

Change present tense to past tense.

1.  He plays the piano.
2. She goes to school.
3. Mona runs in the park.
4. I eat an apple.
5. They grow plants in the garden.
6. He meets his friend.
7. Rachel read a book.
8. Priya draws in her drawing book.
9. Peter sleeps at 9.00 pm.
10. She catches the ball.

Exercise 4

Make sentences using past tense verbs.

1. Played
2. Washed
3. Brushed
4. Combed
5. Cleaned
6. Ran
7. Had
8. Walked
9. Slept
10. Danced

Answers

Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks. Use simple past tense.

1. She cleaned her room.
2. He played in the park.
3. They did their homework.
4. Mandy cooked meat for us.
5. Our team won the match.
6. The teacher shouted at children.
7. I bought some mangoes.
8. James liked the cake.
9. We went to a picnic yesterday.
10. Diane cut the vegetables.

Exercise 2

Choose the correct option.

1. Tom knew the man.
2. He lay on his bed.
3. Henry broke his pencil yesterday.
4. She saw a snake in the garden this morning.
5. The puppy sat on the sofa.
6. He rode his bicycle yesterday.
7. She spoke to her parents last night.
8. They had a car last year.
9. Lisa swam in the swimming pool.
10. George woke up at 9.00 am.

Exercise 3

Change present tense to past tense.

1. He played the piano.
2. She went to school.
3. Mona ran in the park.
4. I ate an apple.
5. They grew plants in the garden.
6. He met his friend.
7. Rachel read a book.
8. Priya drew in her drawing book.
9. Peter slept at 9.00 pm.
10. She caught the ball.

Exercise 4

Make sentences using past tense verbs.

1. I played football yesterday.
2. She washed her hands.
3. He brushed his teeth in the morning.
4. She combed her hair.
5. They cleaned the classroom.
6. The boy ran very fast.
7. We had dinner at 8 pm.
8. She walked to school.
9. The baby slept peacefully.
10. The girl danced beautifully.

So, this is the simple past tense worksheet with answers, and it contains a free PDF which is downloadable.

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