This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The pupils ..... when the bell ..... A) Were writing / rang. B) Were writing / was ringing. C) Wrote / was ringing. D) Wrote / rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were writing / rang. 2. Read the sentence:I cooked vegetables today.Is this sentence in Past Tense or Past Progressive Tense? A) Past tense. B) Past progressive tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past tense. 3. She ..... a shower at that time. A) Took. B) Takes. C) Was taking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was taking. 4. Terry is driving to the post office, isn't she? A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. 5. Which of the following is the correct past progressive form of the verb "to run" ? A) Was running. B) Runned. C) Running. D) Runs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was running. 6. If Juan was eating a chocolate bar yesterday, which question could you ask him? A) What were you eating?. B) Were you eats a chocolate bar?. C) What you eat yesterday?. D) Did you were eating chocolate?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What were you eating?. 7. Did Tom's cat started to purr while he was petting it? A) Did. B) Was. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. 8. Complete the simple past tense.I ..... my mistake (admit) A) Admit. B) Admits. C) Admited. D) Admitted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Admitted. 9. Convert to past progressive:She paints a picture. A) She painted a picture. B) She was painting a picture. C) She was paint a picture. D) She is painting a picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was painting a picture. 10. She ..... to music while she was cleaning the room. A) Listened. B) Were listening. C) Listens. D) Was listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was listening. 11. We use the past simple for ..... A) For an action that started and ended in a concrete moment of the past. B) For all the action in the past. C) None of these options. D) For an action that happened during a long time in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For an action that started and ended in a concrete moment of the past. 12. ..... (adj) At risk of no longer existing. A) Threat. B) Endanger. C) Extinction. D) Endangered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endangered. 13. You ..... all day yesterday. A) Was shopping. B) Were shopping. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were shopping. 14. We ..... waiting for the bus when it started to rain. A) Were. B) Wait. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 15. He heard a lot of great music ..... he was working at the concert hall. A) While. B) When. C) On Tuesday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 16. Complete the past progressive sentence in the negative form.Cookie, the pug dog, ..... ( not eat) her food . A) Was not eating. B) Were not eating. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was not eating. 17. Convert the sentence 'They watched a movie' to past progressive. A) They are watching a movie. B) They watched movies. C) They were watch a movie. D) They were watching a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were watching a movie. 18. What is the past tense form of "read" (irregular verb)? A) Read. B) Readed. C) Reat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Read. 19. I was reading a book while waiting for the bus. A) Waiting for the bus while reading a magazine. B) Checking my phone while waiting for the bus. C) Listening to music while waiting for the bus. D) Reading a book while waiting for the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reading a book while waiting for the bus. 20. The class has already started since two hours ago. The student (read/was reading) while the professor ..... in the class. A) Spoken. B) Were speaking. C) Is speaking. D) Was speaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was speaking. 21. What is the main narrative form in English for past actions? A) Future Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) Present Continuous. D) Simple Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simple Past. 22. Convert to past progressive:They dance at the party. A) They danced at the party. B) They will dance at the party. C) They are dancing at the party. D) They were dancing at the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were dancing at the party. 23. The-ing form of a verb is called the ..... form. A) Future tense. B) Progressive. C) Irregular. D) Present participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present participle. 24. When do we use the Past Progressive tense? A) To talk about future events. B) To talk about actions or events that were completed in the past. C) To talk about actions or events that were in progress at a specific time in the past. D) To talk about habitual actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To talk about actions or events that were in progress at a specific time in the past. 25. We were watching a movie when the power went out. A) We paused the movie for a break. B) The power went out. C) The screen went black suddenly. D) The lights flickered briefly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The power went out. 26. Which sentence uses the past progressive tense? A) She painted a picture. B) She was painting a picture. A) She was painting a picture. B) She is painting a picture. C) She will paint a picture. D) She was painted a picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was painting a picture. 27. My sister ..... her homework when the phone rang. A) Did. B) Is doing. C) Does. D) Was doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was doing. 28. Jimmy and I ..... (not go) out because it ..... (rain). A) Wasn't going, rained. B) Wasn't going, was raining. C) Didn't go, was raining. D) Didn't go, rained. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't go, was raining. 29. I ..... walking to school when a dog bit me. A) Was. B) Were. C) Did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 30. Convert 'They travel to Spain' to past progressive. A) They are traveling to Spain. B) They had traveled to Spain. C) They travel in Spain. D) They were traveling to Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were traveling to Spain. 31. What tense is this phrase:I was eating pizza with my family at 6pm yesterday. A) Present Perfect Tense. B) Past Progressive Tense. C) Simple Past Tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Progressive Tense. 32. She was ..... her keys all morning. A) Looks for. B) Look for. C) Looked for. D) Looking for. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Looking for. 33. What is the past progressive form of 'She dances'? A) She danced. B) She is dancing. C) She was dancing. D) She was dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was dancing. 34. What is the past tense form of "sell" ? A) Sold. B) Selled. C) Selling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sold. 35. What tense is this phrase:Yesterday at 7pm, I was studying while the baby was sleeping A) Past Progressive Tense; Past Progressive Tense. B) Simple Past Tense; Present Perfect Tense. C) Simple Past Tense; Past Progressive Tense. D) Past Progressive Tense; Present Perfect Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Progressive Tense; Past Progressive Tense. 36. It is used to express an action that continues in progress in Past tense A) Past Progressive. B) Past Perfect. C) Past Simple. D) Past TO BE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Progressive. 37. ..... you see Jody's new dog yesterday? A) Are. B) Did. C) Do. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did. 38. Which signal word indicates an action that interrupts another action? A) When. B) While. C) Then. D) First. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 39. Write the-ing form of the verb WIN. A) Winning. B) Wining. C) Wined. D) Won. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winning. 40. Choose the sentence in past progressive tense:A) They watched a movie. B) They were watching a movie. A) They are watching a movie. B) They will watch a movie. C) They were watching a movie. D) They were watch a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were watching a movie. 41. He ..... at 7, ..... a shower and left the house. A) Got up / was having. B) Got up / had. C) Was getting up / had. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Got up / had. 42. Convert to past progressive:She plays the piano. A) She plays piano. B) She was playing the piano. C) She is playing the piano. D) She was play the piano. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was playing the piano. 43. We ..... a model ship on Friday night. A) Were building. B) Build. C) Was build. D) Building. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were building. 44. The rain ..... when my father ..... the car. A) Started / were washing. B) Started / was washing. C) Started / washed. D) Was starting / washed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Started / was washing. 45. I am writing a letter for everyone. A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. 46. Ahmad ..... here yesterday because I saw everyone but him. A) Is. B) Was. C) Was not. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was not. 47. While they (sleep), thieves came and robbed their house. A) Was sleeping. B) Slept. C) Were sleeping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were sleeping. 48. Read the sentence:They were not doing their homework.Is this in Past Tense or Past Progressive Tense? A) Past tense. B) Past progressive tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive tense. 49. Choose the best affirmative short answer for this yes /no question .Were you studying yesterday? A) Yes, I was. B) Yes, I were. C) Yes, I am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, I was. 50. Which of the following verbs does NOT require doubling the last letter before adding-ing in the past progressive tense? A) Sit. B) Fix. C) Run. D) Dig. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fix. 51. Identify the past progressive tense in the sentence:'I was studying when the phone rang.' A) Was studying. B) Was talking. C) Was writing. D) Was reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was studying. 52. I ..... to music while my brother was studying. A) Was listening. B) Listening. C) Listen. D) Listened. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was listening. 53. My mom ..... (cook) dinner when the phone rang. A) Cooking. B) Was cooking. C) Were cooking. D) Cooks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was cooking. 54. We are learning through virtual class. A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. 55. I (take) the bus home yesterday. A) Took. B) Was taking. C) Taked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Took. 56. Select the sentence in past progressive tense:A) The birds chirped. B) The birds were chirping. A) The birds were chirping. B) The birds have chirped. C) The birds will chirp. D) The birds chirp. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The birds were chirping. 57. ..... you mopping the floor at that time? A) Were. B) Was. C) Do. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 58. The teachers ..... having a meeting. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 59. Find a mistake:Why were Mia and Luke collect garbage at the beach? A) Were. B) Mia and Luke. C) Collect. D) The beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collect. 60. 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