This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All the kids in the class are going on the field trip. A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. 2. Sylvia ..... when she ..... the DVDs. A) Was running / dropped. B) Ran / was dropping. C) Ran / dropped. D) Was running / was dropping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was running / dropped. 3. Which of the following is a signal word for the simple past? A) Suddenly. B) When. C) While. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suddenly. 4. Which route are you taking to the conference this week? A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. 5. Which sentence uses the correct past progressive tense? A) The child were falling asleep while he was waiting for his parents to arrive. B) The child was falling asleep while he was waiting for his parents to arrive. C) The child fell asleep while he were waiting for his parents to arrive. D) The child fell asleep while he was waiting for his parents to arrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The child fell asleep while he was waiting for his parents to arrive. 6. He ..... eating an ice cream. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 7. ..... he hear a lot of music while he was working at the concert hall? A) Did. B) Was. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. 8. Which of the following is the correct structure for a negative sentence in the past progressive tense? A) Subject + Verb +-ing + Not + Object. B) Subject + To Be + Not + Verb +-ing + Object. C) Subject + To Be + Verb +-ing + Object. D) Subject + Not + To Be + Verb +-ing + Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject + To Be + Not + Verb +-ing + Object. 9. Complete the past progressive tense.Didi and friends ..... a good time. (have) A) Have had. B) Were having. C) Was having. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were having. 10. Fill in the blank:'He ..... (to study) when I called him.' A) Studied. B) Was studying. C) Is studying. D) Was study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was studying. 11. I was snoring last night, wasn't I? A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. 12. Which of the following sentences uses past progressive? A) I eat breakfast. B) I was eating breakfast. C) I will eat breakfast. A) I was eat breakfast. B) I am eating breakfast. C) I have eaten breakfast. D) B) I was eating breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B) I was eating breakfast. 13. Eshan was drawing a picture of Daiyan. 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. 14. He ..... there when we found him. A) Were sitting. B) Was sitting. C) Is sitting. D) Are sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was sitting. 15. The boys ..... at the playground last Sunday. A) Is playing. B) Were playing. C) Are playing. D) Was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were playing. 16. Create a sentence in past progressive about your favorite hobby. A) I will paint a landscape tomorrow. B) I painted a landscape last week. C) I am painting a landscape now. D) I was painting a landscape when my friend called. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was painting a landscape when my friend called. 17. They ..... to live in a different house. A) Use. B) Used. C) Uses. D) Are using. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Used. 18. Everyone ..... when the prayer started. A) Paused. B) Were pausing. C) Pause. D) Was pausing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paused. 19. The dogs ..... barking loudly while the mailman was walking by. A) Bark. B) Were. C) Was. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 20. (she / go) ..... out to dinner when you saw her? A) Was she going. B) Did she went. C) Did she gone. D) Were she going. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was she going. 21. Tina ..... when she fell and hurt her leg. A) Were dancing. B) Was dancing. C) Danced. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was dancing. 22. She was painting her room when I visited her. True or False? A) She was cooking dinner when I visited her. B) She was watching TV when I visited her. C) True. D) She was decorating her garden when I visited her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) True. 23. What ..... for dinner? A) Did you bought. B) Were you buying. C) Did you buy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did you buy. 24. Which of the following is in the past progressive tense? A) She will eat breakfast. B) She eats breakfast. C) She has eaten breakfast. D) She was eating breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was eating breakfast. 25. Formulate a sentence in past progressive using 'they' and 'talk'. A) They talked. B) They will talk. C) They were talking. D) They are talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were talking. 26. He ..... a model airlpane. A) Was making. B) Were making. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was making. 27. Susie was tidying up her room while her brother was doing his homework.Which one is the long action? A) Her brother was doing his homework. B) Susie was tidying up her room. C) The two sentences are long. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The two sentences are long. 28. Isaac was lying in the shade ..... an apple fell on his head. A) When. B) While. C) Last week. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 29. Correct the error:'They was watching a movie.' A) They are watching a film. B) They were watching a movie. C) They is watching a movie. D) They were watch a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were watching a movie. 30. Spot the past progressive in this sentence:'The dog was barking all night.' A) Was barking loudly. B) Was howling softly. C) Barked all night. D) Was barking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was barking. ← 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