This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the past progressive in the sentence:'I was studying when the phone rang.' A) I was studying. B) Was ringing. C) Was studying. D) Studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was studying. 2. ..... you doing your homework when your brother hit you? A) Were. B) Was. C) Did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 3. Joe (not know) any of the answers on the last test. A) Not know. B) Didn't know. C) Wasn't knowing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't know. 4. I ..... listening to music when I heard the knock. A) Were. B) Was. C) Am. D) Listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 5. While she ( watch) TV, her sister (open) the door. A) Watched, were opening. B) Watched, was opening. C) Was watching, opened. D) Were watching, opened. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was watching, opened. 6. Last weekend, my friends and I (spill) the tea about our crushes. A) Was spilling. B) Are spilling. C) Is spilling. D) Were spilling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were spilling. 7. We ..... (not listen) to music when the phone rang. A) Are not listening. B) Weren't listening. C) Didn't listen. D) Was not listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't listening. 8. Polly ..... a lot people while she was living in Munich. A) Met. B) Meeted. C) Meeting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Met. 9. Which of the following is a correct use of the simple past? A) I was seeing my friends yesterday. B) I saw my friends yesterday. C) I was seeing my friends at the moment. D) I am seeing my friends tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I saw my friends yesterday. 10. Choose the sentence that is in the past progressive tense. A) She eats breakfast. B) She has eaten breakfast. C) She will eat breakfast. D) She was eating breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was eating breakfast. 11. A little boy was ..... to the Lord Buddha. A) Teaching. B) Praying. C) Doing. D) Feeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Praying. 12. Convert to past progressive:They watch a movie. A) They were watching a movie. B) They will watch a movie. C) They are watching a movie. D) They watched a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were watching a movie. 13. Which of the following sentences uses the past progressive tense to describe a background action? A) While I walk to school, it starts to rain. B) While I will walk to school, it will start to rain. C) While I was walking to school, it started to rain. D) While I have walked to school, it started to rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While I was walking to school, it started to rain. 14. Which word CANNOT go in the space? A) We. B) They. C) He. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He. 15. The cat ..... chasing the mouse in the kitchen last week. A) Are. B) Were. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 16. Fill in the blank:'I ..... (watch) TV when she called.' A) Was watch TV. B) Watched TV. C) Watching TV. D) Was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was watching. 17. Convert to past progressive:He runs in the park. A) He was running in the park. B) He was run in the park. C) He is running in the park. D) He ran in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was running in the park. 18. Identify the past progressive verb in the sentence: "The dog was barking loudly." A) Was barking. B) Barking. C) Loudly. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was barking. 19. We were ..... chess when the ship suddenly shook. A) Playing. B) Play. C) Plays. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing. 20. Choose the best NEGATIVE short answer for this yes /no question .Were Paula and Matty playing outside? A) No, they were not. B) No, we were not . C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, they were not. 21. My father (prepare) dinner when my mother came home. A) Prepared. B) Prepare. C) Was preparing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was preparing. 22. I ..... home when I met my old friend from primary school. A) Walked. B) Was walking. C) Was coming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was walking. 23. Yesterday, they ..... a lot of time searching for their lost dog. A) Were saying. B) Were buying. C) Were starting. D) Were spending. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were spending. 24. Choose the best affirmative short answer for this yes /no question .Were Spiderman and Superman rescuing the world last night? A) Yes, they were. B) Yes, he was. C) Yes, they was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, they were. 25. She ..... nervously outside the examination room when they ..... her. A) Was walking / called. B) Were walking / called. C) Walked / were calling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was walking / called. 26. Marc ..... (go) home early because it ..... (snow). A) Is going, snowed. B) Went, snowed. C) Were going, was snowing. D) Went, was snowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went, was snowing. 27. They always ..... in the evening. A) Go swimming. B) Went swimming. C) Were swimming. D) Goes swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go swimming. 28. Identify the past progressive in the sentence:'I was reading when the lights went out.' A) Was read. B) Reading was. C) Was reading. D) Was reading out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was reading. 29. Choose the best affirmative short answer for this yes /no question .Was Peter Piper picking some peppers? A) Yes, he was. B) Yes, he were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, he was. 30. Formulate a sentence in past progressive using 'he' and 'run'. A) He is running. B) He was run. C) He was running. D) He ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was running. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Progressive Tense Quiz 1Past Progressive Tense Quiz 2Past Progressive Tense Quiz 3Past Progressive Tense Quiz 4Past Progressive Tense Quiz 5Past Progressive Tense Quiz 6Past Progressive Tense Quiz 7Past Progressive Tense Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books