This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... Mia surfing the internet at 7 p.m yesterday? Yes, she ..... A) Was/ wasn't. B) Were/ were. C) Was/ was. D) Were/ wasn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was/ was. 2. Today she fixes the chair. Yesterday, she ..... the table. A) Will fix. B) Fixed. C) Fix. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fixed. 3. The teacher ..... her while she ..... during the test. A) Caught / was cheating. B) Caught / cheated. C) Was catching / was cheating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caught / was cheating. 4. Choose the correct past progressive sentence using "to write" and "I" . A) I will write a letter. B) I am writing a letter. C) I was writing a letter. D) I write a letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I was writing a letter. 5. Choose the best answer using a wh word ..... was studying in the living room? A) Who. B) Why. C) When. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 6. Ailee's parents ..... (clean) the house while she ..... (have) a deep sleep. A) Were cleaned, was having. B) Were cleaning, having. C) Were cleaning, had. D) Were cleaning, was having. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were cleaning, was having. 7. He ..... a lot of great music while he was working at the concert hall. A) Heard. B) Didn't heard. C) Hearing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heard. 8. Patty and Carla ran through the house ..... Kevin and Julie were making a cake. A) While. B) When. C) On Friday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 9. Correct the error:'He were eating dinner at 6 PM.' A) He were having dinner at 6 PM. B) He is eating dinner at 6 PM. C) He was eating dinner at 6 PM. D) He was eat dinner at 6 PM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was eating dinner at 6 PM. 10. My parents ..... watching a movie when I got home. A) Are. B) Were. C) Was. D) Watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 11. The baby ..... at ten p.m. last night. A) Was crying. B) Cry. C) Were crying. D) Cries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was crying. 12. Convert 'He studies for his exams' into past progressive. A) He studied for his exams. B) He was studying for his exams. C) He studies for his exams. D) He is studying for his exams. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was studying for his exams. 13. I ..... homework at 10 p.m. yesterday. A) Was done. B) Was doing. C) Was do. D) Were doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was doing. 14. While I was waiting for the bus it suddenly ..... to rain. A) Begin. B) Beginned. C) Began. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Began. 15. Margeret and Betty ..... dinner last night when I arrived home. A) Were cooking. B) Cooked. C) Was cooking. D) Are cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were cooking. 16. What is the correct structure for forming the Past Progressive Tense? A) Have/has + past participle. B) Was/were +-ing form of the verb. C) Had + base form of the verb. D) Will + base form of the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was/were +-ing form of the verb. 17. Identify the past progressive in the sentence:'She was reading a book when I called.' A) Was calling. B) She was reading. C) Was reading. D) Reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was reading. 18. We ..... our books when he came home. A) Were reading. B) Is reading. C) Was reading. D) Are reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were reading. 19. Recognize the past progressive in this sentence:'While he was studying, his friends were playing outside.' A) Was studying, were playing. B) Was playing, were studying. C) Were studying, was playing. D) Was studying, is playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was studying, were playing. 20. While John (sleep) ..... last night, someone stole his car. A) Were sleeping. B) Was sleeping. C) Is sleeping. D) Slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was sleeping. 21. Patrick ..... (copy) his homework when the teacher ..... (come) into the classroom. A) Copied, came. B) Was copying, came. C) Was copying, was coming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was copying, came. 22. The children are attending a summer church camp. A) Present progressive tense. B) Past progressive tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive tense. 23. Identify the past progressive tense in the sentence:'I was studying for my exams all night.' A) Was studying. B) I was studying all night. C) Was studying for. D) Studied for my exams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was studying. 24. My father (prepare) pizza. A) Are preparing. B) Is preparing. C) Prepares. D) Prepared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is preparing. 25. Everyone was having fun. A) Present progressive tense. B) Past progressive tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive tense. 26. Read the following sentence and answer: "While I was painting, my friend called me." What does the past progressive tense show in this sentence? A) The action was completed before the call. B) The action was happening when the call occurred. C) The action will happen after the call. D) The action never happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The action was happening when the call occurred. 27. Isaac ..... lying in the shade when an apple fell on his head. A) Was. B) Were. C) Did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 28. Naurah was writing a letter for Zayden. A) Simple Past Tense. B) Past Progressive Tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Progressive Tense. 29. Valen ..... (not, wash) the dishes while her mom ..... (prepare) for lunch. A) Was not wash, preparing. B) Was not washing, preparing. C) Was not washing, prepared. D) Was not washing, was preparing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was not washing, was preparing. 30. They ..... running on the playground on Thursday. A) Weren't. B) Wasn't. C) Didn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weren't. 31. When she ..... (wake) up, her mom ..... (smile) to her ..... A) Woke, was smiling. B) Was waking, smiled. C) Woke, were smiling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Woke, was smiling. 32. The phone rang while I ..... a shower. A) Took. B) Take. C) Was taking. D) Am taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was taking. 33. While the children ..... (play), their parents talked on the porch. A) Plays. B) Play. C) Were playing. D) Was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were playing. 34. You guys were straightening up your room. A) Uds. estaban arreglando su cuarto. B) Ellos estaban arreglando su cuarto. C) Uds. estaban arreglando tu cuarto. D) Uds. estaban arreglando sus cuarto. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uds. estaban arreglando su cuarto. 35. Explain the structure of a sentence in the past progressive tense. A) Subject + was/were + verb-ing. B) Subject + is + verb-ing. C) Subject + will + verb-ing. D) Subject + has + verb-ed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject + was/were + verb-ing. 36. Identify the past progressive:'I was sleeping when the alarm went off.' A) Was awake. B) Was dreaming. C) Was sleeping. D) Was alarmed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was sleeping. 37. They ..... (write) when the teacher walked in. A) Was writeing. B) Were writeing. C) Was writing. D) Were writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were writing. 38. She was studying when the phone rang. True or False? A) False. B) True. C) She was sleeping when the phone rang. D) She was studying for a test when the phone rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 39. I ..... to school last semester. A) Was biking. B) Were biking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was biking. 40. Some of the contestants in the contest (feel) nervous now. A) Were feeling. B) Are feeling. C) Was feeling. D) Is feeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are feeling. 41. I ..... so much time studying when I was a child. A) Didn't spent. B) Didn't spend. C) Was spending. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't spend. 42. Complete the past progressive questions.I had an accident on my way to the shopping mall.What ..... ? (you, do) A) Was you doing. B) Are you doing. C) Is you doing. D) Were you doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were you doing. 43. The weather ..... awful, so the had to postpone the meeting. A) Was being. B) Has been. C) Was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 44. She ..... her skis before the trip. A) Was waxing. B) Were waxing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was waxing. 45. Some of the apples in the basket (look) ripe and fresh at the moment. A) Were looking. B) Are looking. C) Is looking. D) Was looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are looking. 46. She ..... to the cinema last week. A) Go. B) Wend. C) Went. D) Goed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went. 47. Which sentence correctly uses the past progressive to describe two actions happening at the same time? A) I will read while my brother will play video games. B) I am reading while my brother is playing video games. C) I read while my brother played video games. D) I was reading while my brother was playing video games. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was reading while my brother was playing video games. 48. I (sit) ..... in class right now. I (sit) ..... in class at thisexact same time yesterday. A) Sitting, sitting. B) Sits, was sitting. C) Was sit, sit. D) Am sitting, was sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Am sitting, was sitting. 49. Mother and father (work) in Dubai right now. A) Are working. B) Is working. C) Were working. D) Was working. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are working. 50. Choose the correct answer.When I ..... my homework, I ..... dinner. A) Finished, was cooking. B) Finished, cooked. C) Was finishing, cooked. D) Was finishing, was cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finished, cooked. 51. While she (talk), the students were listening. A) Talked. B) Was talking. C) Were talking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was talking. 52. They were discussing the project when the meeting ended. Formulate this sentence. A) The project was discussed after the meeting ended. B) The meeting ended while they were discussing the project. C) They ended the meeting while discussing the project. D) The meeting started while they were discussing the project. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The meeting ended while they were discussing the project. 53. ..... (watch) TV when I ..... (call) you? A) Were you watching, called. B) Did you watch, called. C) Were watching, was calling. D) Did you watch, was calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were you watching, called. 54. What does the past progressive tense emphasize? A) Actions that continued for a longer time. B) Actions that interrupted another action. C) Actions that take place one after another. D) Completed actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Actions that continued for a longer time. 55. Choose the correct past progressive form: "We ..... (walk) to school when it started to rain." A) Were walking. B) Was walking. C) Walk. D) Walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were walking. 56. Which of the following is a correct example of using 'while'? A) I cycled while it was raining. B) I was cycling when it started to rain. C) I was cycling then it started to rain. D) I was cycling while it was raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was cycling while it was raining. 57. Change 'I eat breakfast' to past progressive. A) I had eaten breakfast. B) I am eating breakfast. C) I eat breakfasted. D) I was eating breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was eating breakfast. 58. What is the time tense of the next sentence?"It was not raining." A) Negative form. B) Question form. C) Affirmative form. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative form. 59. We found a wallet ..... we were walking in the park. A) When. B) And. C) While. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While. 60. As my mom ..... , she ..... to the radio. A) Cooked, is listening. B) Was cooking, was listening. C) Was cooking, listened. D) Cooked, was listening. 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