This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Progressive Verb Tenses – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."What human characteristic is being given? A) Whistling. B) Hiking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whistling. 2. Choose the PRESENT progressive of "to run." A) Is/are running. B) Was/were running. C) Will be running. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is/are running. 3. What is the future progressive tense of the verb 'write'? A) Has been writing. B) Writing. C) Will be writing. D) Wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be writing. 4. He is stepping up to the plate. A) Past progressive tense. B) Present progressive tense. C) Future progressive tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present progressive tense. 5. 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. 6. The ducks were floating on the surface of pond. 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. 7. Identify which verb form the sentence below is written in.They are playing in the garden at the moment. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 8. What is the present progressive form of 'to play'? A) Am playing, is playing, are playing. B) Was playing. C) Will play. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am playing, is playing, are playing. 9. Which of the following is NOT a past tense form of be? A) Were. B) Is. C) Was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 10. Which of the following sentences uses a progressive verb tense? A) She ate breakfast yesterday. B) She will eat breakfast tomorrow. C) She is eating breakfast right now. D) She eats breakfast every morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is eating breakfast right now. 11. Freddie watching the raccoons play kickball when a ball came toward him. A) Was watching. B) Is watching. C) Are watching. D) Were watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was watching. 12. Please don't talk. I ..... TV. A) Was watching. B) Will be watching. C) Am watching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am watching. 13. 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) She will go to the store. B) I am going to the store. C) They were going to the store. D) They were going to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were going to the store. 14. Select the sentence that correctly uses the past progressive tense. A) They were jumping rope. B) They are jumping rope. C) They jump rope. D) They will jump rope.TagsCCSS.L.4.1B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were jumping rope. 15. 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. 16. Which of the following is a progressive verb? A) Ran. B) Runs. C) Running. D) Run. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running. 17. He was running for President until back then ..... Not so sure about now. A) Past progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Past perfect. D) Present perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past progressive. 18. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PUNCTUATION FOR THE SENTENCE:Oh my gosh, the rain flooded our backyard A) !. B) ,. C) . D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) !. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. Which sentence is written in the present continuous tense? A) She is promising David a ride home. B) She will be promising David a ride home. C) She promised David a ride home. D) She was promising David a ride home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is promising David a ride home. 22. 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. 23. The boy ..... while the coach was talking about the next play. A) Was listening. B) Am listening. C) Will be listening. D) Were listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was listening. 24. 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. 25. Next summer Amber ..... a new camp. A) Were attending. B) Was attending. C) Are attending. D) Will be attending. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will be attending. 26. Identify the progressive tense in the sentence:'He is studying for his exams.' A) Has studied for weeks. B) Was studying yesterday. C) Is studying hard. D) Is studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is studying. 27. Differentiate between the sentences:'I am running' and 'I ran'. What tenses are they? A) 'I am running' is present continuous; 'I ran' is simple past. B) 'I am running' is past continuous; 'I ran' is simple future. C) 'I am running' is simple present; 'I ran' is past perfect. D) 'I am running' is future continuous; 'I ran' is present perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'I am running' is present continuous; 'I ran' is simple past. 28. What ..... ( you write)? Let me see! A) Are you writing. B) You are writing. C) Do you write. D) You writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are you writing. 29. Choose the sentence that correctly uses both present and past progressive tenses. A) I am eating dinner while my sister was reading a book. B) I am eating dinner while my sister is 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: B) I am eating dinner while my sister is reading a book. 30. John ..... walking to the door, because someone is standing at the door. A) Are. B) Was. C) Is. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. ← 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