This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Progressive Aspect – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Progressive Aspect Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All of the balloons were popping! A) Future Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Past Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Progressive. 2. What does the term 'conjugating' refer to? A) Changing the subject of a sentence. B) Creating new verbs. C) Changing verbs into different tenses. D) Using verbs in passive voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Changing verbs into different tenses. 3. Which of the following sentences is an example of the simple aspect? A) I was running. B) I am running. C) I run. D) I will be running. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I run. 4. Fill in the blank with the correct verb form:They ..... dinner at the moment. A) Had. B) Are having. C) Has. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are having. 5. The jet was speeding across the sky. A) Future Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Past Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Progressive. 6. What is the effect of using the progressive aspect in storytelling? A) To describe a habitual action. B) To show something is ongoing. C) To indicate a completed action. D) To express a future intention. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To show something is ongoing. 7. It is raining in Seattle right now! A) Future Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Past Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present Progressive. 8. Which of the following sentences illustrates the perfect aspect? A) I am walking. B) I was walking. C) I will be walking. D) I have walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I have walked. 9. Which of the following is an example of a past progressive verb? a) He is reading b) They were dancing c) We will sing A) He is reading. B) We will sing. C) She has eaten. D) They were dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were dancing. 10. We will be joining the new international competition next year. A) Future progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Past progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Future progressive. 11. Select the appropriate verb form:My parents ..... in the living room. A) Were. B) Is. C) Are. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 12. My hot chocolate was steaming! A) Future Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Past Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Progressive. 13. What is the structure of the perfect progressive aspect in the present tense? A) Have + been + verb-ing. B) Has + been + verb-ing. C) Had + been + verb-ing. D) Will + have + verb-ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have + been + verb-ing. 14. Which of the following sentences correctly uses the perfect progressive aspect? A) She will study for three hours. B) She had studied for three hours. C) She has been studying for three hours. D) She studies for three hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She has been studying for three hours. 15. Choose the correct future progressive form of the verb 'work'. a) I am working b) She will work c) They will be working A) They will work. B) She will work. C) They will be working. D) I am working. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They will be working. 16. The teacher ..... all of the chairs with new ones. (past progressive). A) Am replacing. B) Was replacing. C) Is replacing. D) Were replacing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was replacing. 17. Choose the correct tense for the following sentence:I will be going on vacation next week. A) Past Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Future Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future Progressive. 18. Which statement expresses a prior plan? A) They are going to New York for the weekend. B) They will go to New York for the weekend. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are going to New York for the weekend. 19. Which of the following is an example of a past progressive verb? a) We are playing b) He was running c) She will dance A) She will dance. B) They have eaten. C) We are playing. D) He was running. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was running. 20. I am digging a hole to plant a rosebush. A) Future Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Past Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present Progressive. 21. How is the perfect progressive aspect constructed? A) Will + have + verb. B) Have + been + verb-ing. C) Have + been + verb-ed. D) Had + been + verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have + been + verb-ing. 22. At present, 1 out of the 5 malfunctioned trains ..... already. A) Will be working. B) Are working. C) Is working. D) Was working. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is working. 23. Which of the following is an example of a past progressive verb? a) I am eating b) She was sleeping c) They will play A) He is running. B) They will play. C) She was sleeping. D) I am eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was sleeping. 24. Choose the correct verb form:They ..... soccer at the moment. A) Is playing. B) Were playing. C) Play. D) Are playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are playing. 25. A number of scientists are developing cure for the new virus disease. A) Future progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Past progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present progressive. 26. Choose the progressive form of the verb [in brackets].Inside a combustion engine, flammable gas [to explode]! A) Explodes. B) Is exploding. C) Has exploded. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is exploding. 27. Which sentence is in the future progressive aspect? A) I am walking. B) I will be walking. C) I was walking. D) I walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will be walking. 28. What is the perfect progressive aspect used to describe? A) An action that will never happen. B) An action that is always perfect. C) An action that was once ongoing but has since completed. D) An action that is currently ongoing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An action that was once ongoing but has since completed. 29. Which of the following sentences is an example of the past perfect progressive? A) I will have been studying before the exam. B) I study before the exam. C) I have been studying before the exam. D) I had been studying before the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I had been studying before the exam. 30. Which of the following is NOT a form of the progressive aspect? A) I was eating. B) I will eat. C) I am eating. D) I will be eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will eat. 31. In the sentence 'The cake is baking', what aspect is being used? A) Progressive aspect. B) Simple aspect. C) Future aspect. D) Perfect aspect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Progressive aspect. 32. Which of the following sentences is in the future perfect progressive tense? A) I will have been working here for five years. B) I work here for five years. C) I have been working here for five years. D) I had been working here for five years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I will have been working here for five years. 33. Choose the correct verb form:She ..... a book right now. A) Is. B) Have. C) Was. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 34. My friends ..... me more than once (past progressive). A) Did calling. B) Were calling. C) Is calling. D) Do calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were calling. 35. Select the appropriate verb form:We ..... our grandparents every weekend. A) Meet. B) Visit. C) Ignore. D) See. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visit. 36. The pupils ..... their project when the principal suddenly entered the classroom A) Will be doing. B) Were doing. C) Is doing. D) Was doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were doing. 37. Many people around the statue ..... at the moment A) Are praying. B) Were praying. C) Is praying. D) Was praying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are praying. 38. Which of the following is a correct example of the perfect progressive aspect? A) I had waited for twenty minutes. B) I will wait for twenty minutes. C) I have been waiting for twenty minutes. D) I wait for twenty minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I have been waiting for twenty minutes. 39. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a modal verb? A) She swims very well. B) She will swim very well. C) She can swim very well. D) She swam very well. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She can swim very well. 40. What is the present progressive form of the verb 'eat'? A) Is eating. B) Eats. C) Was eating. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is eating. 41. Nowadays, humans are depending a lot on technology. A) Future progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Past progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present progressive. 42. What is the present progressive form of the verb 'run'? A) Was running. B) Is running or are running. C) Were running. D) Am running. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is running or are running. 43. Ray is hopping around the playground. A) Future Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Past Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present Progressive. 44. Which expresses the future continuous? A) I am working hard. B) I will be working all weekend. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will be working all weekend. 45. What is the present progressive form of the verb 'write'? A) Writting. B) Wrote. C) Written. D) Writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Writing. 46. Next week, a celebrity singer ..... in our school. A) Were performing. B) Was performing. C) Are performing. D) Will be performing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will be performing. 47. The electrician will be fixing the fan later today. A) Future Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Past Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Future Progressive. 48. Choose the correct tense for the following sentence:I was studying all night for that history test. A) Past Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Future Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Progressive. 49. Choose the correct tense for the following sentence:The doctor is examining the patient. A) Past Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Future Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present Progressive. 50. Amy was sitting on the biggest chair in the room. A) Future Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Past Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Progressive. 51. Choose the verb tense that makes the most sense.It was dark out, so the house ..... extra spooky. A) Seems. B) Seemed. C) Will seem. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will seem. 52. Select the appropriate verb form:My sister ..... a doctor. A) Be. B) Are. C) Is. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 53. What is the present progressive form of the verb 'swim'? A) Were swimming. B) Am swimming. C) Is swam. D) Is swimming or are swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is swimming or are swimming. 54. Choose the correct future progressive form of the verb 'sleep'. a) I am sleeping b) She will sleep c) They will be sleeping A) They will sleep. B) She will sleep. C) I am sleeping. D) They will be sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They will be sleeping. 55. What is the correct form for the past tense of 'to be' in the progressive aspect? A) Was. B) Is. C) Will be. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 56. What is the structure of the past progressive aspect? A) Is/am/are + verb-ing. B) Was/were + verb-ing. C) Have + verb-ed. D) Will be + verb-ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was/were + verb-ing. 57. What is the main verb form used in the progressive aspect? A) Future participle. B) Base form. C) Past participle. D) Present participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present participle. 58. The twins will be learning how to eat with a spoon soon! A) Future Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Past Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Future Progressive. 59. Choose the correct verb form:He ..... to school by bus. A) Went. B) Going. C) Goes. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Goes. 60. As the team won the championship, the people were jumping and celebrating. A) Future progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Past progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past progressive. 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