This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Progressive Verb Tenses – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The bus is arriving in Chicago.What is the present progressive verb? A) Arriving. B) Bus. C) Chicago. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arriving. 2. Melissa ..... to see if we needed anything. (past-call) A) Was searching. B) Is searching. C) Will be searching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was searching. 3. Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense.4. We ..... our favorite TV show when the phone rang. A) Watch. B) Were watching. C) Watched. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were watching. 4. Choose the sentence that correctly uses walk in the present progressive tense. A) We will be walking home. B) She was walking home. C) They are walking home. D) You were walking home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are walking home. 5. Level 2:Developing (On Level). Instruction:Fill in the blanks using the correct progressive tense. Yesterday at noon, we ..... (have) lunch. A) Were having. B) Will be having. C) Had. D) Are having. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were having. 6. ..... (he go) swimming at the weekends? A) Is he go. B) Does he go. C) Do he goes. D) Is he going. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does he go. 7. Choose the correct verb that will complete the sentence.We ..... our decision right now. A) Am making. B) Is making. C) Are making. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are making. 8. Ashley is going to give her an exam for bonus. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present. 9. Identify which verb form the sentence below is written in.Someone is banging on the patio doors. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 10. Which progressive tense is the verb written in?She is taking medicine and will be leaving soon. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 11. Which of the following sentences shows an action that was happening in the past? A) I will draw a picture. B) I draw a picture. C) I was drawing a picture. D) I am drawing a picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I was drawing a picture. 12. In the sentence "Landry and Rory were playing in the park when it started to rain, " identify the tense of the verb phrase "were playing." A) Present Progressive. B) Present Perfect ProgressiveTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. C) Future Progressive. D) Past Progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past Progressive. 13. Identify the participle phrase, and the part of the sentence that the participle modifies.Vicky recommended a website that features breaking news and in-depth coverage of national and international politics. A) International, politics. B) Breaking, news. C) Depth, coverage. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breaking, news. 14. Which sentence uses the past progressive tense correctly? A) They are playing outside. B) They was playing outside. C) They play outside. D) They were playing outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were playing outside. 15. Choose the correct verb tense to complete the sentence. '' I ..... shopping with my mom today." A) Is going. B) Am going. C) Are going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am going. 16. Which sentence correctly uses the progressive verb tense to show an action that is happening at this moment? A) The students have worked on their project.TagsCCSS.L.4.1B. B) The students will work on their project. C) The students worked on their project. D) The students are working on their project. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The students are working on their project. 17. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.The rabbit ..... around the classroom during reading time. A) Are hopping. B) Were hopping. C) Hopping. D) Is hopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is hopping. 18. Indicate the correct form of the verb based on information in the parentheses.I ..... the flour in a bowl when the phone rang. (put-past progressive) A) Am putting. B) Was putting. C) Will be putting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was putting. 19. What is the present progressive verb phrase in the sentence?I am eating cereal for breakfast. A) For breakfast. B) Am eating. C) Eating cereal. D) I am. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am eating. 20. The lights ..... out when the tree fell on the power line. A) Went. B) Go. C) Was going. D) Were going. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 21. James ..... to get upset with his sister.(present tense, start) A) Started. B) Is starting. C) Was starting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is starting. 22. Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence.Tomorrow, I ..... my homework in the evening. A) Is doing. B) Will be doing. C) Am doing. D) Was doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be doing. 23. The sentence that uses the future progressive tense is (a) A) They are playing soccer. B) A. They will be playing soccer. C) They were playing soccer. D) They played soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. They will be playing soccer. 24. What is the past progressive form of 'to eat'? A) Was eating / were eating. B) Was eating out. C) Were eating fast. D) Was eating slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was eating / were eating. 25. We ..... (watch) a movie tonight. A) We watching a movie tonight. B) We watched a movie tonight. C) We will be watching a movie tonight. D) We will watched a movie tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We will be watching a movie tonight. 26. How is the future progressive verb tense formed? A) By using "will have" and adding-ed to the verb. B) By using "will be" and adding-ing to the verb. C) By using "is" and adding-ing to the verb. D) By using "was" and adding-ed to the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By using "will be" and adding-ing to the verb. 27. Which sentence shows that the action will be happening at a specific time in the future? A) We studied for the test. B) We are studying for the test. C) We study for the test. D) We will be studying for the test at 7 PM. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We will be studying for the test at 7 PM. 28. Select the sentence that uses the present progressive tense:a) I am watching a movie.b) We watched a movie yesterday.c) They will watch a movie tomorrow. A) We watched a movie yesterday. B) I am watching a movie. C) They will watch a movie tomorrow. D) I watch a movie every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am watching a movie. 29. Level 1:Beginner (Support). Instruction:Choose the correct verb and add-ing. Word Bank:playing-reading-watching-eating. They are ..... (play) in the yard. A) Playing. B) Played. C) Plays. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing. 30. Taking the stairs two at a time, Sarah smiled and thought about all of the fun she had with her family in Atlanta. A) Were having. B) Was having. C) Am having. D) Will be having. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was having. ← 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