This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Progressive Verb Tenses – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the verb phrase in the sentence: "They will be arriving at the station soon" ? A) At the station soon. B) Arriving at the station. C) Will be. D) Will be arriving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will be arriving. 2. The staff at Arcola is teaching students every day. 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. 3. Identify the sentence that uses the future progressive tense. A) She danced at the party. B) She dances at the party. C) She is dancing at the party. D) She will be dancing at the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She will be dancing at the party. 4. Read this sentence.The men ..... watching the horizon for signs of the buffalo. Which word BEST completes this sentence? A) Am. B) Is. C) Were. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 5. She and her parents were driving to Atlanta to visit her Aunt Minnie and Uncle Gene that lived there.What information can be learned from the phrase were driving? A) They went there in the past. B) They are already on their way. C) They were all driving the car. D) They are planning to leave soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are already on their way. 6. Identify the verb phrase in the sentence as past progressive, present progressive, or future progressive verb tense:Hayes was playing a soccer game when he scored the winning goal! A) Past progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past progressive. 7. He has a job and ..... (not earn) much money. A) Doesn't earn. B) Isn't earning. C) Doesn't earns. D) Don't earn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doesn't earn. 8. Choose the past progressive form of:The dog chase the ball. A) The dog is chasing the ball. B) The dog was chasing the ball. C) The dog will be chasing the ball. D) The dog chased the ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog was chasing the ball. 9. Which sentence uses a PRESENT PROGRESSIVE VERB TENSE? A) We laugh at the video together. B) The video had one million likes. C) Everyone loves the video. D) The video is going viral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The video is going viral. 10. You are planning a class play. You want to tell your teacher what everyone is doing right now. Which sentence should you use? A) The students will practice their lines. B) The students practiced their lines. C) The students are practicing their lines. D) The students practice their lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The students are practicing their lines. 11. The boys and girls ARE FORMING two teams. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 12. I will be riding the bus to school. A) Past progressive. B) Future. C) Future progressive. D) Present progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future progressive. 13. Which verb tense is used in the sentence: "They were playing soccer" ? A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) Simple past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 14. Which sentence shows future progressive tense? A) They play soccer on Fridays. B) They were playing soccer yesterday. C) They will be playing soccer tomorrow. D) They are playing soccer now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They will be playing soccer tomorrow. 15. Change the verb phrase "is running" from the sentence "Izzy is running quickly through the park" to present progressive tense. A) Has been running. B) Is running. C) RunsTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. D) Will be running. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is running. 16. He had walked four miles until someone found him. A) Present. B) Past. C) Present perfect. D) Past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past perfect. 17. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.They were ..... around Europe this summer. A) Traveled. B) Traveling. C) Travel. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Traveling. 18. The dogs ..... from their bowls this morning. (drink) A) Is drinking. B) Are drinking. C) Were drinking. D) Will be drinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were drinking. 19. Choose the sentence that uses the correct progressive verb tense for an action happening right now. A) I listened to music. B) I was listening to music. C) I am listening to music. D) I will listen to music. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I am listening to music. 20. IS THIS SENTENCE CORRECT?We are having broccoli, carrots, mushrooms and chicken for dinner. A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 21. Pinguins will have become extinct by 2015. A) Future perfect. B) Present perfect. C) Past perfect. D) Present continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Future perfect. 22. Level 2:Developing (On Level). Instruction:Fill in the blanks using the correct progressive tense. Tomorrow at this time, they ..... (practice) English. A) Were practicing. B) Practice. C) Will be practicing. D) Are practicing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be practicing. 23. Gabe will be studying for the science test. 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. 24. Identify the progressive verb.My sister will be running in the marathon. A) My sister. B) Will be running. C) Marathon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be running. 25. My friends and I are singing our favorite song. 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. 26. My eyes are tearing up a little. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 27. ..... (they learn) Spanish at school? A) Do they learning. B) Does they learn. C) Are they learning. D) Do they learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Do they learn. 28. Which sentence uses the present progressive tense? A) She is walking to school. B) She walked to school. C) She will walk to school.TagsCCSS.L.4.1B. D) She walks to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is walking to school. 29. The Green Bay Packers had made the playoffs eight years in a row before the 2017-2018 season. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Present perfect. D) Past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past perfect. 30. Which sentence below has the correct end punctuation? A) I wish I knew what time school end!. B) Help, a clown is chasing me!. C) Are you sure you know her name!. D) Their cat is black!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Help, a clown is chasing me!. 31. Which progressive verb tense best completes the sentence?Amy and her family ..... today for the competition. A) Will be arriving. B) Are arriving. C) Is arriving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are arriving. 32. They ..... (swim) in the pool right now. A) Swims. B) Is swimming. C) Are swimming. D) Were swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are swimming. 33. Write the correct form of the verb in parentheses () to show continuing action in each sentence.At the moment, it ..... and very cold! (rain) A) Was raining. B) Will be raining. C) Is raining. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is raining. 34. Rewrite the sentence in the future progressive tense: "She paints a picture." A) She painted a picture. B) She was painting a picture. C) She is painting a picture. D) She will be painting a picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She will be painting a picture. 35. Choose the correct tense for the sentence:That was the last straw, Brandon was tired of virtual learning. A) Past progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past progressive. 36. What is the future progressive tense of the verb 'sing'? A) Has been singing. B) Was singing. C) Will be singing. D) Is singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be singing. 37. Identify the tense of the progressive verb in the sentence: "They were discussing the project." A) Past progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Simple past. D) Future progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past progressive. 38. Which sentence is written in the past progressive tense A) You walked to the park. B) You are walking to the park. C) You walk to the park. D) You were walking to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You were walking to the park. 39. My dog sits nicely when I ask him to. A) Past perfect. B) Present perfect. C) Present. D) Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present. 40. Our school had closed for the summer. A) Present perfect. B) Future perfect. C) Present continuous. D) Past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past perfect. 41. Identify the verb phrase in the sentence as past progressive, present progressive, or future progressive verb tense:I was walking home from school, when I realized I had forgotten to write down the homework! A) Past progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past progressive. 42. Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense.7. I ..... to music while doing my chores. A) Am listening. B) Listen. C) Listened. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am listening. 43. Julianna will be waiting to see her test grade. 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. 44. Select the sentence that uses the present progressive tense. A) She dances at the party. B) She danced at the party. C) She is dancing at the party. D) She will dance at the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is dancing at the party. 45. Rewrite the sentence using the present progressive verb tense: "He writes a letter." A) He is writing a letter. B) He wrote a letter.TagsCCSS.L.4.1B. C) He was writing a letter. D) He will be writing a letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is writing a letter. 46. Read the sentence.They ..... if you could help them with their project. Which words should go in the blank? A) Was wondering. B) Are wondering. C) Were wondering. D) Is wondering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were wondering. 47. We usually ..... our grandparents on Sundays. A) Visit. B) Visits. C) Are visiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visit. 48. Choose the correct verb tense:Raam and Tatyana were walking through the park when they saw her. A) Past progressive. B) Future progressive. C) Present progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past progressive. 49. Carly's family is having a great time at the park. A) Past Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Future Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present Progressive. 50. What is the present progressive form of 'to run'? A) Is running. B) Ran. C) Running. D) Runs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is running. 51. Click on the box that states something correct. A) The verb "to be" is not necessary in the Progressive Tense. B) The verb "to be" is optional in the Progressive Tense. C) Without the verb "to be", you wouldn't be able to write a sentence in the Progressive Tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Without the verb "to be", you wouldn't be able to write a sentence in the Progressive Tense. 52. Which words BEST complete the sentence below?She ..... in the concert next week. A) Are singing. B) Was singing. C) Will be singing. D) Were singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be singing. 53. PROGRESSIVE VERB TENSES:My friend ..... money for a trip to Paris! A) Is saving. B) I don't know. C) Am saving. D) Be hoping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is saving. 54. Choose the sentence that uses the future progressive tense. A) I was reading a book. B) I read a book. C) I am reading a book. D) I will be reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I will be reading a book. 55. He's busy with the homework at the moment and ..... (not watch) TV. A) Isn't watching. B) Not watching. C) Doesn't watch. D) Isn't watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isn't watching. 56. Form the present progressive of 'to jump'. A) Jumps. B) Jumping. C) Is jumping. D) Was jumping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is jumping. 57. They ..... very nicely. (present progressive) (sing) A) Are singing. B) Is singing. C) Was singing. D) Will be singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are singing. 58. Select the sentence that uses the present progressive tense:a) I played basketball yesterday.b) She is playing basketball now.c) We will play basketball tomorrow. A) We are playing basketball tomorrow. B) I am playing basketball yesterday. C) She is playing basketball now. D) He is playing basketball yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is playing basketball now. 59. What is the meaning of this personification?"The stairs groaned as we walked on them." A) The stairs were slippery when they walked. B) The stairs squeaked when they walked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The stairs squeaked when they walked. 60. Which sentence uses a PAST PROGRESSIVE VERB TENSE? A) The cupcakes are delivious!. B) They placed the cupcakes inside three boxes. C) The bakery was making cupcakes for the event. D) The guests were excited about the treats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bakery was making cupcakes for the event. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesProgressive Verb Tenses Quiz 1Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 3Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 4Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 5Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 6Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 7Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 8Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books