This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Verb Tense – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Verb Tense Quiz 1 (36 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She hop on the spot. A) Hops. B) Hopping. C) Hoped. D) Hopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hopped. 2. Select the correct past progressive form:The cat ..... on the windowsill. A) Is sleeping. B) Were sleeping. C) Was sleeping. D) Was sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was sleeping. 3. Carrie is making a batch of her favorite trail mix. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 4. Susan was buying snacks for the game. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 5. We are getting tired and thirsty. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 6. Which helping verb matches the subject 'they' in the past progressive? A) Was. B) Were. C) Is. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 7. The window was opening slowly. A) Opening. B) Opening slowly. C) Was opening. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was opening. 8. Michael and Aunt Cathy were climbing the hill. A) Michael and Aunt Cathy. B) Climbing. C) Were climbing. D) Climbing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were climbing. 9. We are camping overnight. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 10. Keith and his aunt were talking in the kitchen. A) Keith. B) His aunt. C) Were talking. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were talking. 11. Which sentence needs 'were' instead of 'was'? A) The singer was humming. B) My dog was barking. C) The girl was laughing. D) The boys was laughing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The boys was laughing. 12. She play computer games last week. A) Plays. B) Played. C) Playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Played. 13. What is the past progressive verb phrase in the sentence?The basketball players were practicing before the game. A) Were practicing. B) For drinks. C) Workers were. D) Coffee beans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were practicing. 14. Uncle Josh was working in his garage. A) In his. B) Was working. C) Uncle Josh. D) Working in. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was working. 15. Harriet is reading a long book. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 16. They were eating lunch together that afternoon. A) Were eating. B) That afternoon. C) Eating lunch. D) They were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were eating. 17. Write the spelling word that is a synonym or an antonym of the bold word. 10. bursting synonym:overflowing ..... A) Leaking. B) Emptying. C) Shrinking. D) Overflowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Overflowing. 18. Pick the sentence that is NOT past progressive. A) The team practiced hard. B) Trish was walking home. C) Jamal was singing loudly. D) The team were practicing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The team practiced hard. 19. Priscilla was running quickly down the track. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 20. Barry was falling a lot before he got glasses. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 21. I was shopping for snacks last night. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 22. What are the two parts needed to form the past progressive tense? A) Present tense plus helping verb. B) Was or were plus verb-ing. C) Was or were plus verb-ed. D) Past verb and adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was or were plus verb-ing. 23. Amy was looking around for Uncle Josh. A) Amy was. B) Looking around. C) Was looking. D) Looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was looking. 24. Rewrite in past progressive:Ben draws a picture. A) Ben was draw a picture. B) Ben were drawing a picture. C) Ben drawing a picture. D) Ben was drawing a picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ben was drawing a picture. 25. Alberta and her family are arriving today. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 26. I was studying the map before we left. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 27. Choose the sentence that shows an ongoing action in the past. A) They were running to class. B) They run to class daily. C) They ran to class quickly. D) They will run to class tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were running to class. 28. Our group leaders were planning this trip for months. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 29. Barry is packing extra bandages into his bag. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 30. Stanley was ripping open the package. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 31. Jimmy watch shadows dance on a wall. A) Watched. B) Watch. C) Watching. D) Watches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watched. 32. Identify the main verb with the-ing ending in this sentence:Trish was walking to the park. A) Park. B) Trish. C) Was. D) Walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walking. 33. We were hiking a long uphill trail. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 34. Last week I walk to school. A) Walks. B) Walkes. C) Walked. D) Walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walked. 35. My aunt is moving to Toronto. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 36. Yesterday, I jump in a puddle. A) Jumped. B) Jumping. C) Jumps. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jumped. 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