This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Form a past progressive sentence using the verb 'dance'. A) I danced yesterday. B) She will dance later. C) They are dancing now. D) I was dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was dancing. 2. In the dialogue, Sarah says, "I was sleeping!" Why is this the correct tense? A) Because the action was happening exactly at the time her mom asked about. B) Because she always sleeps at night. C) Because she already finished sleeping before that time. D) Because she wants to talk about the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because the action was happening exactly at the time her mom asked about. 3. She ..... at the sign. A) Was looking. B) Were looking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was looking. 4. Choose the correct past progressive form of the verb "to swim" for "he" . A) He swims. B) He was swimming. C) He will swim. D) He is swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was swimming. 5. What are the use of this past progressive sentence?'The children were playing in the park when it started to rain' A) The past continuous and definite time. B) Background events. C) Events happening at a particular time in the past. D) Reasons and contexts for events. E) Ongoing and repeated events. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Background events. 6. She ..... when she heard the news about her grandmother. A) Was talking. B) Was spending. C) Was remembering. D) Was starting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was talking. 7. I ..... basketball then. A) Play. B) Was playing. C) Played. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was playing. 8. Formulate a past progressive sentence using the verb 'to cook'. A) I cooked. B) I was cooking. C) I am cooking. D) I will cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was cooking. 9. What is the negative form of 'He was studying'? A) He was not studying. B) He is not studying. C) He was studying not. D) He did not study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was not studying. 10. What is the correct past progressive tense form of the verb "run" for the subject "they" ? A) They had been running. B) They ran. C) They are running. D) They were running. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were running. 11. The baby ..... when the somebody came. A) Was trying. B) Was swimming. C) Was starting. D) Was crying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was crying. 12. Mike was telling all the campers to be on time. 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. 13. Fill in the blank with the correct past progressive form:'While I ..... (watch) TV, my brother was studying.' A) Watched. B) Was watching TV. C) Was watched. D) Was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was watching. 14. I (ride) my bicycle when I saw the accident. A) Ride. B) Rode. C) Was riding. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was riding. 15. Howard ..... (like) the movie. A) Was liking. B) Were liking. C) Were likeing. D) Was likeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was liking. 16. What ..... at 10 pm last night? It was really noisy! A) Was you doing. B) Were you doing. C) Did you do. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were you doing. 17. Which of the following is a signal word for the past progressive? A) While. B) Then. C) Suddenly. D) First. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 18. My family ..... (not, look) for a new apartment when that man ..... (give) us a pamphlet. A) Were not looking, gave. B) Were not looking, was giving. C) Was not looking, was giving. D) Not looking, was giving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were not looking, gave. 19. Change the sentence 'He runs every morning' to past progressive. A) He ran every morning. B) He was running every morning. C) He runs every evening. D) He is running every morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was running every morning. 20. The dogs ..... sleeping in the kennel. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 21. I wasn't paying attention while I was writing the letter, so I made several mistakes. A) Interrupted Action in the Past. B) Specific Time as an Interruption. C) Repetition and Irritation with "Always". D) Parallel Actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parallel Actions. 22. Which sentence is in the past progressive? A) She danced at the party. B) She was dancing at the party. C) She is dancing at the party. A) She dances at the party. B) She is dancing at the concert. C) B) She was dancing at the party. D) She had danced at the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B) She was dancing at the party. 23. Change to past progressive:'We walk to school.' A) We walked to school. B) We walk to the school. C) We are walking to school. D) We were walking to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We were walking to school. 24. Use the past progressive tense to describe what you were doing at 8 PM last night. A) She was cooking dinner and watching TV. B) I was reading a book and listening to music. C) They were playing video games and eating snacks. D) I sleeping and dreaming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was reading a book and listening to music. 25. When the earthquake happened, people ..... (sleep). A) Was sleeping. B) Sleep. C) Were sleeping. D) Are sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were sleeping. 26. They ..... jumping on the trampoline A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 27. Why would you use the past progressive tense in the sentence: "I was reading when the lights went out" ? A) To show a completed action. B) To show a repeated action. C) To show a future action. D) To show an ongoing action that was interrupted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To show an ongoing action that was interrupted. 28. Which sentence correctly uses the past progressive? A) I was sleeping. B) I sleep. C) I slept. A) I sleeped. B) I was sleep. C) I am sleeping. D) I was sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was sleeping. 29. Identify the past progressive in the context:'While he was studying, his friends were playing outside.' A) Studied, played. B) Was playing, were studying. C) Is studying, are playing. D) Was studying, were playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was studying, were playing. 30. We ..... about the project when the bell rang. A) Was talk. B) Were talking. C) Talking. D) Talk. 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