This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Polly ..... a lot people while she was living in Munich. A) Met. B) Meeted. C) Meeting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Met. 2. Which of the following is a correct use of the simple past? A) I was seeing my friends at the moment. B) I am seeing my friends tomorrow. C) I was seeing my friends yesterday. D) I saw my friends yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I saw my friends yesterday. 3. Choose the sentence that is in the past progressive tense. A) She was eating breakfast. B) She eats breakfast. C) She has eaten breakfast. D) She will eat breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was eating breakfast. 4. A little boy was ..... to the Lord Buddha. A) Feeding. B) Doing. C) Praying. D) Teaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Praying. 5. Convert to past progressive:They watch a movie. A) They watched a movie. B) They will watch a movie. C) They were watching a movie. D) They are watching a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were watching a movie. 6. Which of the following sentences uses the past progressive tense to describe a background action? A) While I was walking to school, it started to rain. B) While I have walked to school, it started to rain. C) While I walk to school, it starts to rain. D) While I will walk to school, it will start to rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While I was walking to school, it started to rain. 7. Which word CANNOT go in the space? A) We. B) They. C) He. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He. 8. The cat ..... chasing the mouse in the kitchen last week. A) Was. B) Were. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 9. Fill in the blank:'I ..... (watch) TV when she called.' A) Was watching. B) Watching TV. C) Watched TV. D) Was watch TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was watching. 10. Convert to past progressive:He runs in the park. A) He was run in the park. B) He is running in the park. C) He ran in the park. D) He was running in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was running in the park. 11. Identify the past progressive verb in the sentence: "The dog was barking loudly." A) Dog. B) Barking. C) Was barking. D) Loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was barking. 12. We were ..... chess when the ship suddenly shook. A) Plays. B) Playing. C) Play. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing. 13. Choose the best NEGATIVE short answer for this yes /no question .Were Paula and Matty playing outside? A) No, they were not. B) No, we were not . C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, they were not. 14. My father (prepare) dinner when my mother came home. A) Prepared. B) Prepare. C) Was preparing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was preparing. 15. I ..... home when I met my old friend from primary school. A) Walked. B) Was walking. C) Was coming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was walking. 16. Yesterday, they ..... a lot of time searching for their lost dog. A) Were starting. B) Were saying. C) Were spending. D) Were buying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were spending. 17. Choose the best affirmative short answer for this yes /no question .Were Spiderman and Superman rescuing the world last night? A) Yes, they were. B) Yes, he was. C) Yes, they was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, they were. 18. She ..... nervously outside the examination room when they ..... her. A) Was walking / called. B) Were walking / called. C) Walked / were calling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was walking / called. 19. Marc ..... (go) home early because it ..... (snow). A) Is going, snowed. B) Went, was snowing. C) Went, snowed. D) Were going, was snowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Went, was snowing. 20. They always ..... in the evening. A) Went swimming. B) Were swimming. C) Goes swimming. D) Go swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go swimming. 21. Identify the past progressive in the sentence:'I was reading when the lights went out.' A) Was read. B) Was reading. C) Reading was. D) Was reading out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was reading. 22. Choose the best affirmative short answer for this yes /no question .Was Peter Piper picking some peppers? A) Yes, he was. B) Yes, he were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, he was. 23. Formulate a sentence in past progressive using 'he' and 'run'. A) He is running. B) He ran. C) He was running. D) He was run. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was running. 24. Which past progressive tense of the verb correctly completes the sentence below? William ..... the prayer when the bell rang. A) Was leading. B) Is leading. C) Will lead. D) Were leading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was leading. 25. Mark was sitting under the sycamore tree ..... Molly was writing a letter. A) While. B) When. C) Last weekend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 26. Why ..... when I came into the room? A) She was crying. B) Was she crying. C) Were she crying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was she crying. 27. What is the main difference between 'I was eating' and 'I ate'? A) 'I was eating' is used for past events only. B) 'I ate' indicates an ongoing action. C) The main difference is that 'I was eating' describes a continuous action, whereas 'I ate' describes a completed action. D) Both phrases mean the same thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The main difference is that 'I was eating' describes a continuous action, whereas 'I ate' describes a completed action. 28. Convert the sentence 'The dog barks' to past progressive. A) The dog was barking. B) The dog barks. C) The dog is barking. D) The dog barked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog was barking. 29. Garry and I ..... to solve the problem by ourselves, while Mike was calling to tech support. A) Was trying. B) Were trying. C) Tried. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were trying. 30. She ..... when the teacher entered the room. A) Talked. B) Was talking. C) Were talking. D) Talks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was talking. 31. Fatima and Maria are discussing their homework. A) Present progressive. B) Simple present. C) Past progressive. D) Simple past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 32. Sue and Fran were playing violin ..... Matt was playing guitar. A) While. B) When. C) On Wednesday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 33. I was painting the fence when my friend called. A) The speaker was painting the fence. B) The speaker was painting the house. C) The speaker was calling a friend. D) The speaker was fixing the fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The speaker was painting the fence. 34. She wasn't crying when you came home. A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. 35. Complete the sentence.She ..... her favourite meal yesterday. A) Cook. B) Cooks. C) Cooked. D) Cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cooked. 36. I was walking to school ..... a dog bit me. A) When. B) While. C) Last Tuesday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 37. I was ..... in the park when you called A) Walk. B) Walked. C) Walkined. D) Walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walking. 38. Miguel ..... (speak) with Lucia A) Are speaking. B) Was speaking. C) Were speaking. D) Is speaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was speaking. 39. ..... (be) you ..... (listen) while Robert ..... (explain) to the judge? A) Were, listen, is explaining. B) Were, listening, was explaining. C) Were, listening, were explaining. D) Were, listening, explained. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were, listening, was explaining. 40. Identify the past progressive tense in the sentence:'They were watching a movie.' A) They were watching. B) Watching a movie. C) Were watching a movie. D) Were watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were watching. 41. They ..... the car for the parade. A) Was shining. B) Were shining. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were shining. 42. Which sentence correctly uses the past progressive tense? A) At noon, the volunteers have decorated the grotto. B) At noon, the volunteers decorate the grotto. C) At noon, the volunteers were decorating the grotto already. D) At noon, the volunteers will decorate the grotto. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At noon, the volunteers were decorating the grotto already. 43. My friend and I ..... buying a new phone last Monday. A) Is. B) Were. C) Was. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 44. Imagine you are writing a story. Which sentence would you use to describe a background event using the past progressive? A) The rain was falling softly as the children played inside. B) The rain falls softly as the children play inside. C) The rain will fall softly as the children play inside. D) The rain has fallen softly as the children played inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rain was falling softly as the children played inside. 45. Susie was watching a film when she ..... the noise. A) Hearing. B) Was hearing. C) Heard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heard. 46. He was writing an e-mail when the phone rang. A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. 47. ..... a bird steal Harry's hat when he was helping his grandmother? A) Did. B) Was. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. 48. One of the men ..... the store while his friend ..... outside. A) Was robbing / was watching. B) Was robbing / watched. C) Robbed / watched. D) Robbed / was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was robbing / was watching. 49. What is an example of a completed action in the simple past? A) I spent my holiday in Wales. B) I have finished my homework. C) I was reading a book. D) I was watching TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I spent my holiday in Wales. 50. Jane ..... me last week. A) Visits. B) Is visiting. C) Visited. D) Visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visited. 51. I ..... my homework in the living room. A) Was doing. B) Am doing. C) Were doing. D) Is doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am doing. 52. What is the negative form of the past progressive tense? A) Is not + verb+ing. B) Was/were + verb. C) Was/were not + verb+ing. D) Had not + verb+ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was/were not + verb+ing. 53. Given the sentence: "The students were laughing when the teacher entered the room." What does the use of the past progressive tense suggest about the action? A) The action will happen after the teacher enters. B) The action was happening at the same time the teacher entered. C) The action never happened. D) The action was completed before the teacher entered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The action was happening at the same time the teacher entered. 54. Rayan and Hanlin were hiding behind the door. 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. 55. What is the present participle of the verb "work" ? A) Worked. B) Works. C) Workable. D) Working. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Working. 56. They ..... when their friends showed up. A) Were swimming. B) Are swimming. C) Was swimming. D) Have been swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were swimming. 57. We ..... on the rocks by the river. A) Were sitting. B) Was sitting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were sitting. 58. As I ..... school, I ..... on a banana peel. A) Was leaving / was slipping. B) Left / slipped. C) Was leaving / slipped. D) Were leaving / slipped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was leaving / slipped. 59. Were you writing the report when the electricity went off? A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. 60. Billy ..... ice cream yesterday. A) Eaten. B) Ate. C) Was. D) Eat. 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