This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Progressive Verb Tenses – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Has been, have been + present participle of main verb= what verb tense? A) Present Perfect Progressive. B) Past Perfect Progressive. C) Future Perfect Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present Perfect Progressive. 2. Form a sentence using the future progressive tense with the verb 'to read'. A) I read a book tomorrow. B) I am reading a book next week. C) I will be reading a book tomorrow. D) I will read a book yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I will be reading a book tomorrow. 3. Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense.9. She ..... the dog while I watered the plants. A) Is walking. B) Was walking. C) Walks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was walking. 4. He has written half of his paper already. A) Present. B) Past perfect. C) Past. D) Present perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present perfect. 5. Nick and Amy were swimming in the pool until late at night. A) Past Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Future Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Progressive. 6. Look, the mother cat ..... her baby kittens. (play) A) Were playing. B) Was playing. C) Is playing. D) Are playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is playing. 7. Next summer I ..... the pool. A) Were joining. B) Are joining. C) Will be joining. D) Was joining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be joining. 8. In what tense is this sentence written?Bella is using her computer. A) Present progressive tense. B) Past progressive tense. C) Future progressive tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive tense. 9. Yesterday, I ..... for the exam. A) Study. B) Will study. C) Studying. D) Studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Studied. 10. Which words BEST complete the sentence below?My brothers ..... their chores when I arrived home. A) Was doing. B) Is doing. C) Will be doing. D) Were doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were doing. 11. Progressive Tense? The cat is meowing wildly at the dog. A) Yes, this sentence has progressive tense. B) No, this sentence does not have progressive tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, this sentence has progressive tense. 12. Jake ..... typing his essay when the power suddenly went out. A) Will be. B) Was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 13. My dog ..... me everywhere.(past-follow) A) Is following. B) Was following. C) Are following. D) Will be following. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was following. 14. Which sentence is in the future progressive tense? (a) I will be traveling (b) I traveled (c) I am traveling A) I am going to travel. B) I will travel. C) I will be traveling. D) I was traveling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I will be traveling. 15. Which of the following sentences is in the past progressive? (a) She was cooking (b) She cooks (c) She will cook A) She cooked. B) She has cooked. C) She is cooking. D) She was cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was cooking. 16. My family was eating at the new restaurant.8B. 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: A) Past progressive. 17. Which progressive verb tense best completes the sentence?My aunt ..... to Albertville tomorrow. A) Is moving. B) Was moving. C) Will be moving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be moving. 18. Choose the correct tense for the sentence:Three days ago, Connor, Richard and Nia were fighting over who had the best handwriting. A) Present progressive. B) Future progressive. C) Past progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past progressive. 19. The artist WAS MAKING amazing pictures in his studio. A) Present. B) Past. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past. 20. Identify the tense of the progressive verb in the sentence: "He is playing the guitar." A) Simple present. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) Present progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present progressive. 21. What is the past progressive form of 'to swim'? A) Is swimming. B) Was swimming / were swimming. C) Swimming. D) Swam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was swimming / were swimming. 22. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.Brendan ..... his family make dinner. A) Were helping. B) Are helping. C) Is helping. D) Helping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is helping. 23. Which words BEST complete the sentence below?Right now I ..... my dance routine. A) Was practicing. B) Were practicing. C) Am practicing. D) Will be practicing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am practicing. 24. Which progressive verb tense is being used in this sentence?They were not listening to the teacher's directions. A) Past progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past progressive. 25. .... Ann ..... in from New York tonight? (fly) A) Were/flying. B) Is/flying. C) Were/flew. D) Is/flew. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is/flying. 26. Identify the present progressive tense in the following sentence:'The dog is barking.' A) Is barking. B) Barked. C) Will bark. D) Was barking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is barking. 27. Nora will be vacationing this summer in Hawaii. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future. 28. PROGRESSIVE VERB TENSES:Jada and Madison ..... at recess yesterday. A) Were playing. B) Play. C) Will be playing. D) Will play. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing. 29. Which sentence shows past progressive tense? A) They are running to catch the bus. B) I am running to catch the bus. C) He will be running to catch the bus. D) She was running to catch the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was running to catch the bus. 30. Cloe is playing a videogame. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present. 31. Conjugate the verb in the progressive tense:'' I am so tired, I (to think) on going on vacation this summer" A) Am thinking. B) Are thinking. C) Is thinking. D) Were thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am thinking. 32. Which words BEST complete the sentence below?They ..... to music right now. A) Is listening. B) Are listening. C) Was listening. D) Were listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are listening. 33. Beth usually ..... her homework on Mondays afternoons. A) Does. B) Do. C) Is doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does. 34. The doctor was speaking to the nurse about me. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past. 35. Choose the PAST progressive of "to play." A) Is/are playing. B) Was/were playing. C) Will be playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was/were playing. 36. You (learn) English now. A) Were learning. B) Are learning. C) Will be learning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are learning. 37. Which sentence is in the present progressive:'She sings beautifully' or 'She is singing beautifully'? A) She is sing beautifully. B) She sings well. C) She is singing beautifully. D) She was singing beautifully. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is singing beautifully. 38. Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense.2. They ..... soccer at the park yesterday afternoon. A) Were playing. B) Play. C) Played. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing. 39. In which sentence is the correct future progressive tense of walk used? A) The kids are walking to school tomorrow. B) The kids were walking to school tomorrow. C) The kids will be walking to school tomorrow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The kids will be walking to school tomorrow. 40. Ms. Jackson and I have been teaching for many years. This will be ..... last year teaching, we are finding new jobs. A) Her. B) My. C) Their. D) Our. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Our. 41. In what tense is this sentence written?Mr. Americo was visiting our class. A) Present progressive tense. B) Past progressive tense. C) Future progressive tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive tense. 42. True/False this is a past verb tenseKaren will be visiting next June. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. I ..... at the moment. A) Work. B) Am work. C) Works. D) Am working. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Am working. 44. ..... to Boston last weekend? A) Were you going. B) Did you went. C) Did you go. D) Was you go. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did you go. 45. They were wondering if you could help them. A) Present. B) Past. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past. 46. I am getting excited about the concert.What is the present progressive verb? A) Concert. B) Excited. C) Am. D) Getting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Getting. 47. Which sentence uses the future progressive tense correctly?a) They are studying for the exam now.b) He will study for the exam tomorrow.c) She studied for the exam yesterday. A) He is studying for the exam tomorrow. B) He will study for the exam tomorrow. C) They are studying for the exam now. D) She studied for the exam yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He will study for the exam tomorrow. 48. PROGRESSIVE VERB TENSES:Mr. Jenkins and I ..... the football game next week. A) Will be attending. B) Was attending. C) Am attending. D) Is attending. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be attending. 49. I ..... on my black chair right now. A) Was sitting. B) Am sitting. C) Were sitting. D) Are sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am sitting. 50. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the past progressive tense.a) I am going to the party later.b) She is going to the party now.c) They were going to the party when it started raining. A) B) She will be going to the party later. B) C. C) C) They are going to the party now. D) A) I went to the party later. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) C. 51. Logan was ..... around Europe this summer. A) Traveled. B) Traveling. C) Travel. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Traveling. 52. The Vikings have won no Super Bowls. A) Past. B) Future perfect. C) Present perfect. D) Past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present perfect. 53. Construct a sentence using the present progressive tense with the verb "to dance." A) She danced at the party. B) She is dancing at the party. C) She will dance at the party. D) She dances at the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is dancing at the party. 54. Identify the progressive verb in the sentence: "We were laughing at the joke." A) Joke. B) Laughing. C) Were. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laughing. 55. Consider the sentence: "I am studying for the test right now." Explain why this sentence is in the present progressive tense. A) It describes a habit. B) It describes an action that happened in the past. C) It describes an action happening at this moment. D) It describes an action that will happen in the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It describes an action happening at this moment. 56. Choose the correct tense for the sentence:Maya will be going to the mall tomorrow. A) Past progressive. B) Future progressive. C) Present progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Future progressive. 57. I ..... in my favorite chair right now. A) Are sitting. B) Were sitting. C) Am sitting. D) Was sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am sitting. 58. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence. I ..... to the park tomorrow with my friends. A) Were going. B) Will be going. C) Is going. D) Are going. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be going. 59. I will behave better next year. A) Future. B) Present. C) Future perfect. D) Future progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Future. 60. What is the past progressive verb phrase in the sentence?The Starbucks workers were grinding coffee beans for drinks. A) Were grinding. B) For drinks. C) Coffee beans. D) Workers were. 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