This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Polly met a lot people ..... she was living in Munich. A) While. B) When. C) Last Sunday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 2. What were you wearing at the party last week? A) A black suit with a white shirt and tie. B) A blue dress with black heels and silver jewelry. C) A red shirt with blue jeans and sneakers. D) A green skirt with sandals and a t-shirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A blue dress with black heels and silver jewelry. 3. Which sentence is in simple past tense? A) The tomb of Tutankhamun was hidden for over 2000 years. B) The royal seal revealed it was an important find. C) Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon were celebrating the find. D) The water boy was following orders from Howard Carter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The royal seal revealed it was an important find. 4. I was swimming in the lake when I ..... a monster. A) Saw. B) Was seeing. C) See. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saw. 5. Which sentence shows the correct use of past progressive for "they" ? A) They were playing. B) They are playing. C) They was playing. D) They is playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were playing. 6. The teachers ..... sitting on the chair in the library. A) Were. B) Was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 7. I ..... speaking with Meeka while the dogs were pulling the sled. A) Was. B) Were. C) Did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 8. Create a question in past progressive tense using 'you'. A) Were you studying?. B) You were studying?. C) Did you study?. D) Are you studying?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were you studying?. 9. Which sentence correctly uses the past progressive tense to describe two actions happening at the same time? A) I read while she was cooking. B) I was reading while she was cooking. C) I was reading while she cooked. D) I read while she cooked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was reading while she was cooking. 10. Ryan ..... sleeping when his dad came. A) Were. B) Was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 11. ..... (verb) To make a house or a building. A) Play. B) Trip. C) Build. D) Send. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Build. 12. Which auxiliary verb is used in the past progressive tense? A) Is. B) Are. C) Has. D) Was or were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was or were. 13. ..... was your mom doing this morning? A) Where. B) What. C) Who. D) Why. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What. 14. She ..... (watch) TV when the lights went out. A) Watches. B) Was watching. C) Watched. D) Is watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was watching. 15. Which of the following sentences is in past progressive:'I was sleeping', 'I sleep', or 'I will sleep'? A) I was sleeping. B) I am sleeping. C) I have slept. D) I slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was sleeping. 16. I ..... through the mall Tuesday. A) Was walking. B) Were walking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was walking. 17. What ..... at the game last night? A) Is happening. B) Happens. C) Happened. D) Happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Happened. 18. The children ..... (play) outside when it started to rain. A) Were play. B) Was play. C) Were playing. D) Was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were playing. 19. Which is a condition for past progressive tense? A) The action will happen in the near future. B) The action happened when another action was done. C) The action was happening when it was interrupted. D) The action is done habitually at regular intervals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The action was happening when it was interrupted. 20. He was reading a book when I called him. True or False? A) He was sleeping when I called him. B) True. C) He was playing a game when I called him. D) He was watching TV when I called him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 21. They ..... faster than anyone else in the race. A) Were running. B) Was running. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were running. 22. Sally (have) ..... a sound sleep last night. A) Was having. B) Had. C) Were having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 23. She ..... her grandmother last week. A) Called. B) Calls. C) Call. D) Is calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Called. 24. In the sentence 'We were watching a movie', what is the subject in past progressive? A) Watching a movie. B) We. C) They. D) The movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We. 25. Which time expression fits best with past progressive:'every day' or 'at that time'? A) Last year. B) In the future. C) Every week. D) At that time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At that time. 26. My puppy ..... eating on its doghouse yesterday morning. A) Are. B) Is. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 27. Choose the best affirmative short answer for this yes /no question .Were you sleeping when dad came home from work? 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. 28. We ..... not happy after the sad ending A) Were. B) Was. C) Did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 29. She was ..... TV. A) Watching. B) Listening to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watching. 30. They weren't swimming in the lake ..... A) At 4 o'clock. B) When. C) While. D) None of the above. 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