This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Formulate a sentence using the past progressive tense. A) I am reading a book. B) I was reading a book. C) I read a book. D) I will read a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was reading a book. 2. Tony ..... standing at the bus stop 7pm. A) Wasn't. B) Weren't. C) Didn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wasn't. 3. What was she doing when the phone rang? A) She was watching television. B) She was reading a book. C) She was likely engaged in an activity. D) She was cooking dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was reading a book. 4. Convert the sentence 'They walked to the park' into past progressive. A) They had walked to the park. B) They are walking to the park. C) They walked to the park. D) They were walking to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were walking to the park. 5. They ..... watching TV when I arrived. A) Is. B) Were. C) Are. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 6. It ..... until she gained weight. A) Was fitting. B) Were fitting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was fitting. 7. I (rehearse) for my declamation speech when my sister sounded the radio to our favorite music. A) Is rehearsing. B) Am rehearsing. C) Was rehearsing. D) Were rehearsing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was rehearsing. 8. The lion (sleep) soundly when a rat played his tail and accidentally bit it. A) Was sleeping. B) Were sleeping. C) Are sleeping. D) Is sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was sleeping. 9. Which of the following correctly shows the-ing form of the verb win? A) Wining. B) Winingg. C) Winning. D) Winsing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Winning. 10. Fill in the blank: "I ..... (read) a book when the phone rang." A) Was reading. B) Reading. C) Was read. D) Were reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was reading. 11. I (go) to England last summer. A) Goed. B) Was going. C) Went. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went. 12. Who ..... baking cookies an hour ago? A) Were. B) Are. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 13. Sarah was ..... dinner when her brother called. A) To cook. B) Cooked. C) Cooks. D) Cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cooking. 14. Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past progressive tense to show an interrupted action? A) I am eating dinner when the phone rings. B) I was eating dinner when the phone rang. C) I eat dinner when the phone rings. D) I will eat dinner when the phone rings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was eating dinner when the phone rang. 15. My best friend ..... (wait) when I ..... (arrive) at school. A) Waited / arrived. B) Was waiting / arrived. C) Were waiting / arrived. D) Waited / was arriving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was waiting / arrived. 16. Which of the following sentences is an example of a negative sentence in the past progressive tense? A) Leona was paying attention to her surroundings. B) Joey and Mia were studying when they were home. C) Leona was not paying attention to her surroundings. D) Joey and Mia were studying when they were not home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leona was not paying attention to her surroundings. 17. He was listening to music while doing his homework. True or False? A) He was not doing his homework at all. B) He was watching TV while doing his homework. C) He was listening to music after finishing his homework. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) True. 18. Which example shows an action that was interrupted? A) I cycled every day. B) I was cycling when my phone rang. C) I spent my holiday in Wales. D) I was talking to a farmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was cycling when my phone rang. 19. That kid and his mother ..... (not, stand) alone at the bus stop. A) Was not stand. B) Were not standing. C) Were not standed. D) Were not stand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were not standing. 20. We really ..... (enjoy) the game last Sunday. A) Enjoyed. B) Enjoying. C) Were enjoying. D) Enjoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enjoyed. 21. Which of the following sentences is in the past progressive tense? A) I walked to the store. B) I was walking to the store. C) I will walk to the store. A) B) I was walking to the store. B) I am walking to the store. C) I had walked to the store. D) I walk to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B) I was walking to the store. 22. Nicole ..... her homework when her friend called. A) Had been done. B) Done. C) Was doing. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did. 23. A:I was watching TV when she called. B:When the phone rang, she was writing a letter. C:While we were having the picnic, it started to rain. D:I had a very good time last night with you.Which one above is not a sentence in past progressive form? A) D. B) C. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 24. When the light ..... (go) out I ..... (read) an interesting article. A) Went, read. B) Went, were reading. C) Went, was reading. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went, was reading. 25. .... was doing the test. A) The students. B) A student. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A student. 26. We ..... for the sick children in March. A) Was caring. B) Were caring. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were caring. 27. My siblings ..... a movie while I was cooking. A) Are watching. B) Were watchin. C) Was watching. D) Were watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were watching. 28. What is the past tense of "catch" ? A) Catched. B) Caught. C) Catching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caught. 29. What is the past progressive form of 'They play soccer'? A) They were playing soccer. B) They are playing soccer. C) They play soccer. D) They played soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were playing soccer. 30. We use past continuos A) For an action that will happen in the past. B) For an action that happened in a concrete moment of the past. C) For an action that was happening during a time in the past. D) Non of the these ones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For an action that was happening during a time in the past. ← 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 7Past Progressive Tense Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books