This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I ..... dinner when my brother came home. A) Cooked. B) Cook. C) Were cooking. D) Was cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was cooking. 2. Mr Karim ..... happily under a tree. A) Were singing. B) Is singing. C) Are singing. D) Was singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was singing. 3. They were playing soccer when it started to rain. Formulate this sentence. A) They were playing soccer until it started to rain. B) They started to play soccer after it rained. C) It was raining while they played soccer. D) It started to rain while they were playing soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It started to rain while they were playing soccer. 4. Formulate a past progressive sentence using the subject 'they' and the verb 'play'. A) They were played. B) They are playing. C) They play. D) They were playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were playing. 5. They were enjoying a concert when the fire alarm went off. A) They were dancing to the music. B) They were leaving the venue. C) They were surprised by the alarm. D) They were singing along with the band. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were surprised by the alarm. 6. Why are so many animals endangered? A) Because people weren't dumping garbage to the ocean. B) Because people were cutting down trees. C) Because people were planting lots of trees. D) Because people were saving energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because people were cutting down trees. 7. They ..... when the teacher scolded them. A) Were crying. B) Are crying. C) Is crying. D) Was crying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were crying. 8. Scott was ..... his car last year. A) Driving. B) Singing. C) Talking. D) Dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Driving. 9. I (wash) my hair last night. A) Was washing. B) Washed. C) Washing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Washed. 10. Convert the sentence to past progressive:'They play soccer.' A) They played soccer. B) They are playing soccer. C) They were playing soccer. D) They have played soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were playing soccer. 11. ..... when it started to rain? A) Did you drive. B) Are you driving. C) Were you driving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were you driving. 12. The believers of the man (cry) when he died. A) Was crying. B) Is crying. C) Are crying. D) Were crying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were crying. 13. Convert the sentence 'He finished his homework' to past progressive. A) He was finishing his homework. B) He is finishing his homework. C) He was finished with his homework. D) He finishes his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was finishing his homework. 14. Convert to past progressive:She cleans her room. A) She was cleaning her room. B) She has cleaned her room. C) She cleaned her room. D) She is cleaning her room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was cleaning her room. 15. What is the contracted form of "I was not talking" ? A) I weren't talking. B) I was talking. C) I wasn't talking. D) I not talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I wasn't talking. 16. John:Were you sleeping all night long?Mary: ..... The correct sentence to complete the dialogue is ..... A) I didn't sleep! I am working!. B) I am not resting, I am working!. C) I wasn't resting, I was working!. D) I haven't sleep. I have worked!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I wasn't resting, I was working!. 17. The mother of the two boys (leave) them because she has to go to work right now. A) Is leaving. B) Was leaving. C) Were leaving. D) Are leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is leaving. 18. We ..... eating dinner when a monkey jumped onto the table. A) Weren't. B) Wasn't. C) Didn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weren't. 19. He ..... (play) football, when he ..... (break) his leg. A) Played / was breaking. B) Was playing / broke. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was playing / broke. 20. What is the past progressive tense? A) The past progressive tense is used for future actions. B) The past progressive tense describes ongoing actions in the past, formed with 'was/were' + verb+ing. C) The past progressive tense is formed with 'has/have' + verb+ed. D) The past progressive tense describes completed actions in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The past progressive tense describes ongoing actions in the past, formed with 'was/were' + verb+ing. 21. We were having a very nice picnic when it ..... to rain. A) Was starting. B) Started. C) Had been starting. D) Starts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Started. 22. ..... they ..... a song? A) Were, singing. B) Was, singing. C) Does, sing. D) Do, sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were, singing. 23. I ..... English for two years A) Studying. B) Study. C) Studied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studied. 24. Look at the picture. Natalia was not wearing a hat. Which negative sentence is correct? A) She wasn't wearing a hat. B) She wasn't wear a hat. C) She not wearing a hat. D) She didn't wearing a hat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wasn't wearing a hat. 25. When I arrived, they ..... dinner together. A) Had. B) Was having. C) Were having. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were having. 26. She was cooking dinner when I arrived home. A) She was baking cookies. B) She was washing the dishes. C) She was setting the table. D) She was cooking dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was cooking dinner. 27. Which verb indicates possession and is not used in the progressive form? A) Think. B) See. C) Feel. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have. 28. Why do we say "She was studying" instead of "She studied" in the past progressive tense? A) To show a permanent fact. B) To show an action that was complete in the past. C) To show an action in progress at a specific time in the past. D) To show a repeated past habit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To show an action in progress at a specific time in the past. 29. ..... you walking to school when a dog bit you? A) Were. B) Did. C) Was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 30. Patty and Carla ..... through the house while Kevin and Julie were making a cake. A) Didn't run. B) Didn't ran. C) Running. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't run. 31. Question number 7 A) Were writing. B) Was writing. C) Has wrote. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were writing. 32. Leandra was playing with her dolls with Ler Hui. 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. 33. Meg ..... (walk) to school when her mother called. A) Were walking. B) Had walked. C) Was walking. D) Had been walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was walking. 34. Create a past progressive sentence with 'run'. A) I was running yesterday. B) I was run yesterday. C) I am running last week. D) I will be running tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was running yesterday. 35. Some pupils left the room as we (do) our tests. A) Did. B) Was doing. C) Were doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were doing. 36. The sun ..... while we were waiting for my uncle. A) Didn't rise. B) Didn't rose. C) Rising. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't rise. 37. Which of the following sentences uses the past progressive correctly? A) I am walking to school. B) I was walking to school. C) I walk to school. A) I am walked to school. B) B) I was walking to school. C) I was walk to school. D) I walking to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) I was walking to school. 38. Dia (perempuan) sedang duduk di taman kemarin sore, translate by this sentence is ..... A) He was sitting at the park yesterday afternoon. B) She was sitting at the park yesterday afternoon. C) He were sitting at the park yesterday afternoon. D) She were sitting at the park yesterday afternoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was sitting at the park yesterday afternoon. 39. What were you doing at 8 PM last night? A) I was reading a book. B) I was watching a movie. C) I was having dinner. D) I was going for a walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I was having dinner. 40. Harry didn't go out yesterday because it ..... all day. A) Is raining. B) Was raining. C) Were raining. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was raining. 41. Identify the error:'I was seen a movie last night.' What should it be? A) I was watching a movie last night. B) I have seen a movie last night. C) I seen a movie last night. D) I saw a movie last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I saw a movie last night. 42. ..... you see Anna? A) Does. B) Were. C) Did. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did. 43. While the teacher ..... the lesson, the students were taking notes. A) Explained. B) Was explaining. C) Is explaining. D) Explain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was explaining. 44. I am running to the plenary hall. 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. 45. Choose the best NEGATIVE short answer for this yes /no question .Were Ericka and I talking on the phone? A) No, we weren't. B) No, we wasn't. C) No, we wasn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, we weren't. 46. Select the one with an example of the past progressive tense: A) The judge wasn't smiling when he said he remembered you from school. B) The judge smiled and said: "I remember you.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The judge wasn't smiling when he said he remembered you from school. 47. My dad ..... (go) on a business trip when I ..... (spend) his money. A) Was going, spent. B) Went, spent. C) Was going, was spending. D) Is going, am spending. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going, spent. 48. What comes before a verb in the past progressive form? A) Was. B) Were. C) Will be. D) -was if the subject is singular-were if the subject is plural. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -was if the subject is singular-were if the subject is plural. 49. Which situation BEST requires the use of past progressive? A) Describing a fact that never changes. B) Describing two actions happening at the same time in the past. C) Talking about daily habits. D) Talking about something that will happen in the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describing two actions happening at the same time in the past. 50. What were your parents doing when you arrived home? A) My parents were gardening outside. B) My parents were preparing dinner. C) My parents were cleaning the house. D) My parents were watching TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My parents were preparing dinner. 51. Imagine you want to ask about an action at a specific time in the past. Which question is correct? A) What did you doing at 7 p.m.?. B) What are you doing at 7 p.m.?. C) What was you do at 7 p.m.?. D) What were you doing at 7 p.m.?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What were you doing at 7 p.m.?. 52. We often use the ..... tense and the ..... tense in the same sentence. We do this when we want to talk about a shorter activity that happened during a longer activity in the past. A) Past Continuous:Past Progressive. B) Past Progressive; Simple Past. C) Present Perfect; Past Progressive. D) Present Perfect; Simple Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Progressive; Simple Past. 53. Listen! The bell ..... A) Is ringing. B) Was ringing. C) Were ringing. D) Are ringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is ringing. 54. She ..... baking a cake. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 55. David ..... all evening yesterday. A) Had exercised. B) Exercised. C) Was exercising. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was exercising. 56. David ..... on his shoes when the school bus arrived. A) Were putting. B) Is putting. C) Was putting. D) Puts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was putting. 57. A: ..... you ..... when I knocked the door?B:No, ..... A) Were / eating / I was. B) Was / ate / I weren't. C) Did / eat / I didn't. D) Were / eating / I wasn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were / eating / I wasn't. 58. The bell rang while the boys ..... their homework. A) Do. B) Were doing. C) Was doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were doing. 59. I (eat) an ice cream. A) Is eating. B) Am eating. C) Am eat. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am eating. 60. I was eating my lunch ..... I bit my tongue. A) While. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Progressive Tense Quiz 1Past Progressive Tense Quiz 2Past Progressive Tense Quiz 4Past Progressive Tense Quiz 5Past Progressive Tense Quiz 6Past Progressive Tense Quiz 7Past Progressive Tense Quiz 8Past Progressive Tense Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books