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Understanding Simple Past Tense for Grade 3: Worksheets and Practice

 Understanding Simple Past Tense for Grade 3 + 3 Fun Worksheets!


The simple past tense is an essential building block in learning English grammar. It helps us describe actions or events that happened in the past. For Grade 3 students, mastering the simple past tense is a key step toward developing strong writing and communication skills. In this blog, we’ll explain the simple past tense in easy-to-understand terms and provide three different worksheets to help practice! What Is the Simple Past Tense?
The simple past tense describes actions that happened at a specific time in the past. It is often used with time markers like “yesterday,” “last week,” or “two days ago.” To form the simple past tense for regular verbs, we usually add -ed to the base verb (e.g., "play" becomes "played"). However, irregular verbs can change form entirely (e.g., "go" becomes "went"). Example Sentences: I played soccer yesterday. (regular verb) She went to the park last week. (irregular verb)
How to Form the Simple Past Tense Regular Verbs: Simply add -ed to the end of the base verb. If the verb ends in “e,” just add -d. Play → played Dance → danced Irregular Verbs: Irregular verbs don’t follow a set rule, so it’s important to memorize their past tense forms. Go → went Eat → ate Run → ran When Do We Use the Simple Past Tense? The simple past tense is used to: Talk about completed actions in the past. Example: I finished my homework last night. Describe past habits. Example: He visited his grandparents every summer. Narrate stories.

Example: Once upon a time, a princess lived in a castle.


Worksheet 1 Simple Past Tense for Grade 3. Positive Sentences



Worksheet 2: Simple Past Tense – Negative Sentences




Worksheet 3: Simple Past Tense – Yes/No Questions




Example: Last weekend, I went to the zoo with my family. We saw many animals. My favorite animal was the lion. It roared loudly, and I took a picture of it. After the zoo, we ate ice cream and went home. How Do These Worksheets Help? These worksheets are designed to strengthen students’ understanding of the simple past tense by giving them hands-on practice with both regular and irregular verbs. The more they use these tenses in sentences and stories, the more confident they’ll become in using them in their writing and speaking.

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