Past or Present? Quick 5–7 min English Game & Worksheet for 8-Year-Olds (Past Tense: draw → drew)

Instructions

Let's travel through time with words! Read the instructions for each part and think about things that happen "Now" and things that happened in the "Past".

Part 1: Past or Now?

Read each sentence. Is it happening in the Past or Now? Circle the correct word.

1. A girl is watching a video on her mobile phone.

   Past      Now

2. A cave person is drawing a picture on a stone wall.

   Past      Now

3. A family is heating up dinner in a microwave.

   Past      Now

4. A knight is riding a horse to a big castle.

   Past      Now

5. A boy is writing a story using a pen made from a feather.

   Past      Now

Part 2: Match the Words

We use different words for the past. Draw a line to match the action word we use today to the word used for the past.

Part 3: Fill in the Blanks

Use the words from the box to complete the sentences about the past. Each word is used only once.

1. Long ago, the people ____________ a warm fire to stay safe.
2. The artist ____________ a picture of a large mammoth on the cave wall.
3. The family ____________ the fish they caught over the open fire.
4. Last night, the tired child ____________ soundly under the stars.
5. In the forest, the brave tribe ____________ for their food.

Answer Key

Part 1: Past or Now?

1. Now
2. Past
3. Now
4. Past
5. Past

Part 2: Match the Words

• draw → drew
• make → made
• sleep → slept
• cook → cooked
• hunt → hunted

Part 3: Fill in the Blanks

1. Long ago, the people made a warm fire to stay safe.
2. The artist drew a picture of a large mammoth on the cave wall.
3. The family cooked the fish they caught over the open fire.
4. Last night, the tired child slept soundly under the stars.
5. In the forest, the brave tribe hunted for their food.