This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Harry is watching a movie. A) Present tense. B) Past progressive. C) Present progressive. D) Past tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present progressive. 2. Convert to past progressive:We swim in the pool. A) We are swimming in the pool. B) We swim in the pools. C) We were swimming in the pool. D) We swimmed in the pool. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We were swimming in the pool. 3. I ..... dinner when my brother came home. A) Were cooking. B) Cooked. C) Was cooking. D) Cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was cooking. 4. Mr Karim ..... happily under a tree. A) Were singing. B) Are singing. C) Was singing. D) Is singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was singing. 5. They were playing soccer when it started to rain. Formulate this sentence. A) They started to play soccer after it rained. B) It was raining while they played soccer. C) It started to rain while they were playing soccer. D) They were playing soccer until it started to rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It started to rain while they were playing soccer. 6. Formulate a past progressive sentence using the subject 'they' and the verb 'play'. A) They were playing. B) They are playing. C) They were played. D) They play. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were playing. 7. 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. 8. Why are so many animals endangered? A) Because people were planting lots of trees. B) Because people weren't dumping garbage to the ocean. C) Because people were saving energy. D) Because people were cutting down trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because people were cutting down trees. 9. They ..... when the teacher scolded them. A) Were crying. B) Are crying. C) Was crying. D) Is crying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were crying. 10. Scott was ..... his car last year. A) Singing. B) Dancing. C) Driving. D) Talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Driving. 11. I (wash) my hair last night. A) Was washing. B) Washed. C) Washing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Washed. 12. Convert the sentence to past progressive:'They play soccer.' A) They played soccer. B) They have played soccer. C) They are playing soccer. D) They were playing soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were playing soccer. 13. ..... 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. 14. The believers of the man (cry) when he died. A) Were crying. B) Is crying. C) Was crying. D) Are crying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were crying. 15. Convert the sentence 'He finished his homework' to past progressive. A) He was finished with his homework. B) He finishes his homework. C) He was finishing his homework. D) He is finishing his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was finishing his homework. 16. Convert to past progressive:She cleans her room. A) She cleaned her room. B) She has cleaned her room. C) She is cleaning her room. D) She was cleaning her room. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was cleaning her room. 17. What is the contracted form of "I was not talking" ? A) I wasn't talking. B) I weren't talking. C) I not talking. D) I was talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I wasn't talking. 18. John:Were you sleeping all night long?Mary: ..... The correct sentence to complete the dialogue is ..... A) I am not resting, I am working!. B) I didn't sleep! 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!. 19. The mother of the two boys (leave) them because she has to go to work right now. A) Were leaving. B) Is leaving. C) Are leaving. D) Was leaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is leaving. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. When I ..... up yesterday, the sun was ..... A) Got/had shined. B) Got/was shining. C) Get/was shining. D) Get/were shining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Got/was shining. 23. What is the past progressive tense? A) The past progressive tense describes completed actions in the past. B) The past progressive tense describes ongoing actions in the past, formed with 'was/were' + verb+ing. C) The past progressive tense is used for future actions. D) The past progressive tense is formed with 'has/have' + verb+ed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The past progressive tense describes ongoing actions in the past, formed with 'was/were' + verb+ing. 24. We were having a very nice picnic when it ..... to rain. A) Starts. B) Had been starting. C) Was starting. D) Started. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Started. 25. ..... they ..... a song? A) Was, singing. B) Does, sing. C) Do, sing. D) Were, singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were, singing. 26. I ..... English for two years A) Studying. B) Study. C) Studied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Studied. 27. Which sentence is written in past tense? A) The farmer is milking his cow. B) The farmer milked his cow. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The farmer milked his cow. 28. Look at the picture. Natalia was not wearing a hat. Which negative sentence is correct? A) She wasn't wearing a hat. B) She didn't wearing a hat. C) She not wearing a hat. D) She wasn't wear a hat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wasn't wearing a hat. 29. When I arrived, they ..... dinner together. A) Were having. B) Had. C) Have. D) Was having. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were having. 30. She was cooking dinner when I arrived home. A) She was cooking dinner. B) She was baking cookies. C) She was setting the table. D) She was washing the dishes. 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