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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What happened while they were chatting? A) The storm started. B) The rain stopped. C) The sun came out. D) They went home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The storm started. 2. Was she ..... to the party when you saw her? A) Drives. B) Drove. C) Driven. D) Driving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Driving. 3. I (not) ..... the floor this morning. A) Were mopping. B) Was mopping. C) Were not mopping. D) Was not mopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was not mopping. 4. I'm hoping that the medical team will be able to make a cure. A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. 5. ..... (Mark/win) the golf competition? A) Is Mark win. B) Win Mark. C) Was Mark winning. D) Did Mark win. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did Mark win. 6. Identify the context where past progressive is used:'I was cooking dinner when the lights went out.' A) The context is an ongoing action interrupted by another event. B) The context indicates a future plan or intention. C) The context describes a habitual action. D) The context is a completed action before another event. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The context is an ongoing action interrupted by another event. 7. Which sentence uses the past progressive tense? A) I walked to the store. B) I was walking to the store. A) I am walking to the store. B) I had walked to the store. C) I walk to the store. D) B) I was walking to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B) I was walking to the store. 8. What time expression can be used with past progressive:'last week' or 'at that moment'? A) Next week. B) Yesterday. C) In the future. D) At that moment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At that moment. 9. I was preparing dinner while Melanie was working upstairs. A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. 10. While they ..... soccer, it started to rain. A) Play. B) Were playing. C) Was playing. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were playing. 11. When we arrived, the supper ..... (eat) A) Was eaten. B) Were being eaten. C) Was being eat. D) Was being eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was being eaten. 12. Give an example of a sentence in the past progressive tense. A) I studied for my exam when the power went out. B) I was studying for my exam when the power went out. C) I am studying for my exam when the power goes out. D) I will study for my exam when the power goes out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was studying for my exam when the power went out. 13. Yu Hong went to the library, and saw Qing Hui. A) Simple Past Tense. B) Past Progressive Tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Past Tense. 14. The students ..... (study) when the teacher entered the class. A) Was studying. B) Are studying. C) Studied. D) Were studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were studying. 15. Identify the error:'He was cooking dinner when the phone ring.' A) He was cooking dinner when the phone rang. B) He was cook dinner when the phone rang. C) He was cooking dinners when the phone rang. D) He was cooking dinner when the phone rings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was cooking dinner when the phone rang. 16. You ..... too much time. A) Was taking. B) Were taking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were taking. 17. They ..... (not play) very well yesterday. They lost the match. A) Didn't play. B) Not play. C) Weren't playing. D) Wasn't playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't play. 18. The sun ..... when we arrived at the beach. A) Shined. B) Shines. C) Were shining. D) Was shining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was shining. 19. When Mom says, "What were you doing last night, Sarah?", what type of action is she asking about? A) An ongoing action at a specific time in the past. B) A completed action at one point in the past. C) A repeated habit in the past. D) A future plan Sarah made. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An ongoing action at a specific time in the past. 20. Question number 4 A) Is eating. B) Are eating. C) Was eating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was eating. 21. Convert to past progressive:I cook dinner. A) I will cook dinner. B) I cooked dinner. C) I was cooking dinner. D) I am cooking dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I was cooking dinner. 22. Identify the past progressive in the sentence:'While I was walking, I saw a rainbow.' A) Was walking. B) Saw a rainbow. C) Was seeing. D) Was walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was walking. 23. SIMPLE PAST TENSEThe weather (be) ..... strangely fine this morning when I opened the windows. A) Was. B) Is. C) Am. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 24. Write the-ing form of the verb READ. A) Readding. B) Reading. C) Readeing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading. 25. I ..... my clothes at 9 p.m. last night. A) Hang. B) Was hanging. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was hanging. 26. Who ..... to you when I ..... you in the park? A) Were talking / saw. B) Was talking / saw. C) Talking / saw. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was talking / saw. 27. If the phone rang at 9 p.m. while you were eating dinner, how would you explain it? A) I am eating dinner when the phone rang. B) I was eating dinner when the phone rang. C) I eat dinner when the phone rang. D) I was eat dinner when the phone rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was eating dinner when the phone rang. 28. Question number 6 A) Was read. B) Was reading. C) Has read. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was reading. 29. When I ..... my cup, thecoffee ..... on my lap. A) Drop, spill. B) Dropped, spill. C) Dropped, spilled. D) Drop, spilled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dropped, spilled. 30. Choose the correct verb conjugation:'He (to eat) dinner when I arrived.' A) Was eating. B) Is eating. C) Ate. D) Will eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was eating. 31. My mom called me for dinner while I ..... for the test. A) Are reviewing. B) Were reviewing. C) Is reviewing. D) Was reviewing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was reviewing. 32. ..... Sue was doing my homework, her brother was watching TV. A) While. B) When. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 33. 7-They ..... playing guitar now. A) Were. B) Are. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 34. Formulate a past progressive sentence using the verb 'to play'. A) I play. B) I was played. C) I am playing. D) I was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was playing. 35. I was reading a detective story ..... I heard a noise. A) During. B) While. C) When. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When. 36. Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past progressive tense? A) She go to her grandmother's house yesterday. B) She is going to her grandmother's house yesterday. C) She was going to her grandmother's house yesterday. D) She goes to her grandmother's house yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was going to her grandmother's house yesterday. 37. Write a sentence using past progressive about 'the dog'. A) The dog is barking. B) The dog barks. C) The dog was barking. D) The dog barked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog was barking. 38. I ..... doing my homework last weekend A) Is. B) Am. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 39. Kishan shared some sweets with Yi Xuan and Enn Ling. A) Simple Past Tense. B) Past Progressive Tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Past Tense. 40. Which sentence best describes an interrupted action using the past progressive? A) I sleep when the alarm rings. B) I will sleep when the alarm rings. C) I was sleeping when the alarm rang. D) I have slept when the alarm rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I was sleeping when the alarm rang. 41. ..... you speaking with Meeka while the dogs were pulling the sled? A) Were. B) Did. C) Was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 42. Father and mother ..... watching TV at 7 p.m. last night. A) Are. B) Was. C) Is. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 43. They ..... out the trash at 7 p.m. yesterday. A) Was taking. B) Took. C) Were taking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were taking. 44. Convert to past progressive:We eat dinner. A) We were eat dinner. B) We were eating dinner. C) We eat dinnered. D) We are eating dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We were eating dinner. 45. Were you eating cakes at 8 a.m yesterday? A) No, we weren't. B) Yes, me was. C) Yes, we was. D) No, I was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, we weren't. 46. John didn't see me while I ..... the street. A) Was crossing. B) Am crossing. C) Cross. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was crossing. 47. What ..... you ..... in the hospital last week? A) Were, doing. B) Were, do. C) Was, do. D) Was, doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were, doing. 48. "What ..... last night at 8 p.m.?""I ..... the dog. A) Were you doing / was walking. B) Did you do / walked. C) Were you doing / walked. D) Were you do / walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were you doing / was walking. 49. He was always ..... about the cold weather. A) Complains. B) Complaining. C) Complain. D) Complained. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complaining. 50. They ..... the Christmas presents the whole yesterday afternoon. A) Are wrapping. B) Wrap. C) Wrapped. D) Were wrapping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were wrapping. 51. Which of the following sentences is an example of a Yes/No question in the past progressive tense? A) Was I sleeping while you were dusting the shelves?. B) What were you doing when you saw her?. C) Why were you crying during the movie?. D) I was sleeping while you were dusting the shelves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was I sleeping while you were dusting the shelves?. 52. What is the time tense of the next sentence?"Were you singing?" A) Negative form. B) Question form. C) Affirmative form. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Question form. 53. Paula (sing) a song. A) Am singing. B) Is singing. C) Sang. D) Are singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is singing. 54. Convert the sentence 'She played soccer' to past progressive. A) She plays soccer. B) She was play soccer. C) She is playing soccer. D) She was playing soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was playing soccer. 55. When the shark stroke, my friends and I ..... (swim) near the beach. A) Were swimming. B) Are swimming. C) Was swimming. D) Swam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were swimming. 56. Kyle and Yui Chen sang the National Anthem proudly. A) Simple Past Tense. B) Past Progressive Tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Past Tense. 57. I ..... my wallet while I was looking for it on the soccer field. A) Were finding. B) Found. C) Is finding. D) Was finding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Found. 58. What ..... you ..... while your grandma was cooking lunch? A) Do you do. B) Were you doing. C) Are you doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were you doing. 59. Which of these situations is the BEST reason to use past progressive? A) To show a repeated habit. B) To show a permanent fact. C) To show a future plan. D) To show two actions happening at the same time in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To show two actions happening at the same time in the past. 60. Many of the voters (rally) for a fair elections at the moment. A) Is rallying. B) Are rallying. C) Was rallying. D) Were rallying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are rallying. ← 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