This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A: ..... you ..... when I knocked the door?B:No, ..... A) Were / eating / I was. B) Were / eating / I wasn't. C) Was / ate / I weren't. D) Did / eat / I didn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were / eating / I wasn't. 2. 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. 3. I (eat) an ice cream. A) Am eating. B) Am eat. C) Ate. D) Is eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am eating. 4. 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. 5. True or False:The past progressive tense describes an action that was ongoing in the past. A) False. B) The past progressive tense is used for habitual actions. C) True. D) The past progressive tense describes a future action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) True. 6. It ..... loudly at the cat. A) Was barking. B) Were barking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was barking. 7. Identify the auxiliary verb in the past progressive:'I was reading.' A) Were. B) Am. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 8. We ..... to finish our project before the teacher arrived. A) Were buying. B) Were bringing. C) Were trying. D) Were changing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were trying. 9. The sentence in past progressive A) You was dancing. B) They were speaking. C) I were speaking. D) We was not talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were speaking. 10. Convert to past progressive:He writes a letter. A) He is writing a letter. B) He was writing a letter. C) He has written a letter. D) He wrote a letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was writing a letter. 11. I ..... my finger while ..... dinner. A) Cutted / was cooking. B) Cut / cooked. C) Cut / was cooking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cut / was cooking. 12. Which of the following is correct:'They were watching a movie' or 'They was watching a movie'? A) They were watch a movie. B) They were watching a movie. C) They is watching a movie. D) They watches a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were watching a movie. 13. Write the-ing form of the verb STAY. A) Staying. B) Staing. C) Stayed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Staying. 14. They were running on the playground ..... A) On Thursday. B) When. C) While. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On Thursday. 15. 6-Ana ..... studying English right now. A) Was. B) Am. C) Were. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 16. Create a sentence in past progressive using 'she' and 'write'. A) She was writing. B) She wrote. C) She is writing. D) She was write. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was writing. 17. What is the past progressive tense used for? A) To indicate ongoing actions in the past. B) To indicate completed actions. C) To express habitual actions. D) To describe future actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To indicate ongoing actions in the past. 18. They ..... (play) football when it started to rain. A) Are playing. B) Were playing. C) Was playing. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were playing. 19. Recognize the past progressive in this sentence:'They were having dinner when the guests arrived.' A) Were eating. B) Had dinner. C) Were having. D) Are having. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were having. 20. Convert to past progressive:They travel to Spain. A) They have traveled to Spain. B) They were traveling to Spain. C) They are traveling to Spain. D) They traveled to Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were traveling to Spain. 21. Anita ..... drinking a cup of tea. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 22. Which sentence uses the past progressive to show a background action? A) The birds will sing while I walk in the park. B) The birds have sung while I walked in the park. C) The birds sing while I walk in the park. D) The birds were singing while I walked in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The birds were singing while I walked in the park. 23. Identify the past progressive in this sentence:'They were watching a movie.' A) Were viewing. B) Were watching. C) Were seeing. D) Were playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were watching. 24. The house ..... (burn), when jack's family left. A) Was not burn. B) Were burnt. C) Was burnt. D) Was burn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was burnt. 25. This morning at five o'clock Ben ..... with his brother. A) Was playing. B) Is playing. C) Played. D) Have played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was playing. 26. What must you add after the auxiliary in a negative sentence in the past progressive tense? A) Object. B) Verb. C) Subject. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not. 27. Use past progressive in context:What were you doing when the phone rang? A) I was cooking dinner when the phone rang. B) I was reading a book when the phone rang. C) I was playing video games when the phone rang. D) I was watching TV when the phone rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was reading a book when the phone rang. 28. I ..... (wash) my car while he ..... (watch) TV on the sofa. A) Washed / watched. B) Was washing / was watching. C) Washed / was watching. D) Was washing / watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was washing / was watching. 29. While Meylan ..... on the garden, I was preparing dinner. A) Was working. B) Is working. C) Had been working. D) Working. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was working. 30. The phone rang while I ..... dinner. A) Was having. B) Am having. C) Had. D) Will have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was having. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Progressive Tense Quiz 1Past Progressive Tense Quiz 2Past Progressive Tense Quiz 3Past Progressive Tense Quiz 4Past Progressive Tense Quiz 5Past Progressive Tense Quiz 6Past Progressive Tense Quiz 8Past Progressive Tense Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books