This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Progressive Verb Tenses – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence uses the past progressive tense correctly?a) I am going to the store.b) She will go to the store.c) They were going to the store. A) They were going to the store. B) I am going to the store. C) She will go to the store. D) They were going to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were going to the store. 2. In the sentence "Miles and Lila will be meeting us at the new community center, " identify the tense of the verb phrase "will be meeting." A) Future Progressive. B) Present Perfect ProgressiveTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. C) Past Progressive. D) Present Progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Future Progressive. 3. Which of the following is a progressive verb? A) Ran. B) Run. C) Running. D) Runs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running. 4. He was running for President until back then ..... Not so sure about now. A) Present perfect. B) Past progressive. C) Present progressive. D) Past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 5. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PUNCTUATION FOR THE SENTENCE:Oh my gosh, the rain flooded our backyard A) ,. B) . C) ?. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) !. 6. Choose the correct tense for the sentence:Tomorrow, Aqravius will be working on his project. A) Past progressive. B) Future progressive. C) Present progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Future progressive. 7. They ..... for the last dog. (Present-search) A) Are searching. B) Were searching. C) Will be searching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are searching. 8. Which sentence is written in the present continuous tense? A) She promised David a ride home. B) She was promising David a ride home. C) She will be promising David a ride home. D) She is promising David a ride home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She is promising David a ride home. 9. Classify this sentence:Samuel is preparing for an exam. A) Simple present. B) Present progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present progressive. 10. The boy ..... while the coach was talking about the next play. A) Am listening. B) Will be listening. C) Were listening. D) Was listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was listening. 11. Which sentence uses the future progressive tense for a weekend plan? A) Autumn and Arianna are cleaning the room. B) Autumn and Arianna cleaned the room. C) Autumn and Arianna will be cleaning the room. D) Autumn and Arianna clean the room. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autumn and Arianna will be cleaning the room. 12. Next summer Amber ..... a new camp. A) Will be attending. B) Were attending. C) Are attending. D) Was attending. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be attending. 13. Identify the progressive tense in the sentence:'He is studying for his exams.' A) Has studied for weeks. B) Is studying hard. C) Was studying yesterday. D) Is studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is studying. 14. Differentiate between the sentences:'I am running' and 'I ran'. What tenses are they? A) 'I am running' is future continuous; 'I ran' is present perfect. B) 'I am running' is past continuous; 'I ran' is simple future. C) 'I am running' is present continuous; 'I ran' is simple past. D) 'I am running' is simple present; 'I ran' is past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'I am running' is present continuous; 'I ran' is simple past. 15. What ..... ( you write)? Let me see! A) Do you write. B) Are you writing. C) You writing. D) You are writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are you writing. 16. Choose the sentence that correctly uses both present and past progressive tenses. A) I am eating dinner while my sister is reading a book. B) I am eating dinner while my sister was reading a book. C) I was eating dinner while my sister was reading a book. D) I was eating dinner while my sister is reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I am eating dinner while my sister is reading a book. 17. John ..... walking to the door, because someone is standing at the door. A) Was. B) Are. C) Is. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 18. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence.She ..... her homework right now. A) Was doing. B) Are doing. C) Is doing. D) Will be doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is doing. 19. The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song. What is being personified? A) The lumberjack. B) The song. C) The trees. D) The chainsaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The chainsaw. 20. CORRECT THIS SENTENCE:The cheerleader who was cheering for her team was wearing one of the team's new uniforms? A) The cheerleaders who was cheering for her teams. B) The cheerleaders who was cheering for her teams, will be wearing one of the teams new uniform. C) The cheerleader, who was cheering for her team, was wearing one of the team's new uniforms. D) The cheerleader who was cheering for her team were dressed in one of the team's new uniforms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cheerleader, who was cheering for her team, was wearing one of the team's new uniforms. 21. Create a sentence using the past progressive tense. A) I was eating dinner. B) I was watching a movie. C) I was play soccer. D) I was read a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was watching a movie. 22. The builders will be working over the weekend. A) Past progressive tense. B) Present progressive tense. C) Future progressive tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future progressive tense. 23. Create a sentence in the present progressive tense about someone playing basketball. A) He is playing basketball. B) He played basketball. C) He will play basketball. D) He plays basketball. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is playing basketball. 24. Verbs that are in the progressive form end in ..... A) S or es. B) The original form. C) Ed. D) Ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ing. 25. Choose the sentence that uses the progressive verb tense to describe an action that was happening when something else occurred. A) I watched TV. B) I will watch TV.TagsCCSS.L.4.1B. C) I was watching TV when the phone rang. D) I am watching TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I was watching TV when the phone rang. 26. Which words BEST complete the sentence below?We ..... dinner when the phone rang. A) Is eating. B) Was eating. C) Are eating. D) Were eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were eating. 27. What is the present progressive form of 'to talk'? A) Talks is. B) Talking am. C) Talked are. D) Am talking, is talking, are talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Am talking, is talking, are talking. 28. The fans will be yelling in the stands. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future. 29. What is another way to write this sentence?A few years later, in the spring, the puffins choose a mate. A) A few years later, in the spring, the puffins am choosing a mate. B) A few years later, in the spring, the puffins are choosing a mate. C) A few years later, in the spring, the puffins were choosing a mate. D) A few years later, in the spring, the puffins will be choosing a mate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A few years later, in the spring, the puffins will be choosing a mate. 30. They ..... the meeting.(past-skip) A) Are skipping. B) Were skipping. C) Was skipping. D) Will be skipping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were skipping. 31. Form a sentence in the present progressive using the verb 'to dance'. A) I dance now. B) They are dancing. C) I am dancing. D) She dances every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I am dancing. 32. Choose the correct form of the verb in the past progressive tense:a) I am playing football.b) I was playing football.c) I will be playing football. A) I was playing football. B) I played football. C) I will be playing football. D) I am playing football. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was playing football. 33. Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense.10. We ..... for the bus when it started raining. A) Were waiting. B) Are waiting. C) Wait. D) Waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were waiting. 34. I will be talking to you. A) Past progressive tense. B) Present progressive tense. C) Future progressive tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future progressive tense. 35. Right now I ..... my dance routine. A) Will be practicing. B) Was practicing. C) Am practicing. D) Were practicing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am practicing. 36. Change the verb phrase "are walking" from the sentence "Miles and Lila are walking to the library" to future progressive tense. A) Have walkedTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. B) Will be walking. C) Will walk. D) Walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be walking. 37. Which sentence uses the present progressive tense correctly?a) I will be going to the park tomorrow.b) She is going to the park yesterday.c) They are going to the park now. A) He is going to the park last week. B) I will be going to the park tomorrow. C) She went to the park yesterday. D) They are going to the park now. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are going to the park now. 38. What is the past progressive verb phrase in the sentence?My laptop was working over the weekend. A) Was working. B) Over the weekend. C) My laptop. D) Working over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was working. 39. Identify the verb phrase in the sentence as past progressive, present progressive, or future progressive verb tense:We will be taking a cruise this summer! A) Past progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future progressive. 40. We ..... television when the power went out. A) Are watching. B) Is watching. C) Was watching. D) Were watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were watching. 41. Karen ..... next June. A) Will be visiting. B) Is visiting. C) Was visiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be visiting. 42. Choose the correct verb that will complete the sentence.The children ..... chess right now. A) Is playing. B) Are playing. C) Were playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are playing. 43. I am getting excited. A) Excited. B) I am getting. C) Getting. D) Am getting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Am getting. 44. Choose the correct tense for the sentence:Makayla was walking down the street. A) Past progressive. B) Future progressive. C) Present progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past progressive. 45. The students ..... (study) for their exams. A) Studies. B) Studying. C) Studied. D) Study. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Study. 46. Classify this sentence:Samuel drives to work every morning. A) Simple present. B) Present progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple present. 47. Lucy, leave the room.Which is true of the above sentence? A) It is a command. B) It is a question. C) It is a statement. D) It is exclamatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a command. 48. The cat is jumping on the sofa. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present. 49. Identify the progressive tense of the verb.We were measuring the olive oil when the phone rang. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 50. Which words BEST complete the sentence below?I listened carefully while the teacher ..... the problem. A) Is explaining. B) Were explaining. C) Will be explaining. D) Was explaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was explaining. 51. Mrs. Balogun will be traveling around the world this coming spring. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future progressive. 52. I ..... doing my math homework tonight. (Future) A) Was. B) Am. C) Will be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be. 53. Complete the sentence with the present-tense form of the verb.Cougars tread lightly on the ground as they walk, so it is often difficult to follow their tracks. A) Tread. B) Treaded. C) Treads. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tread. 54. Identify which verb form the sentence below is written in.Jane was laughing throughout the film. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 55. Convert the verb phrase "are playing" from the sentence "Abraham and Izzy are playing in the park when it suddenly starts to rain" to present progressive tense. A) Are playing. B) Have been playing. C) Will be playingTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are playing. 56. Mom ..... the food for the party.(Present-warm) A) Are warming. B) Is warming. C) Was warming. D) Will be warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is warming. 57. They were talking to you. A) Past progressive tense. B) Present progressive tense. C) Future progressive tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past progressive tense. 58. Mrs Smith is a journalist and ..... (work) for the Times. A) Work. B) Working. C) Is working. D) Works. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Works. 59. Kara will be feeding the family's new dog.5B. Is the verb in the above sentence past progressive, present progressive, or future progressive? A) Past progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future progressive. 60. Which sentence correctly uses the present progressive verb tense? A) I am not laughing at his joke. B) I will be not laughing at his joke. C) I was not laughing at his joke. D) I not laughing at his joke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I am not laughing at his joke. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesProgressive Verb Tenses Quiz 1Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 2Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 3Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 4Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 5Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 6Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 7Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books