This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Progressive Verb Tenses – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the progressive verb in the following sentence: "We will be swimming in the pool tomorrow." A) Tomorrow. B) Will. C) Pool. D) Swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swimming. 2. We ..... taking our dog for a walk. (future) A) Will be. B) Are. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be. 3. Choose the correct sentence that uses the past progressive tense.a) I will be eating dinner later.b) She is eating dinner now.c) They were eating dinner when I arrived. A) C. B) D) He eats dinner every night. C) A) I am eating dinner now. D) B) They are eating dinner later. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. 4. Which of the following is NOT a present tense form of be? A) Are. B) Was. C) Am. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 5. Which "helpful be" verbs do we use for PRESENT progressive verb tense? A) Is, am, are. B) Will be. C) Was, were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is, am, are. 6. Tomorrow we ..... preparing for Thanksgiving dinner. A) Were. B) Will be. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be. 7. What is the past progressive verb phrase in the sentence?The town mayor was visiting the neighborhoods for votes. A) The town mayor. B) Was visiting. C) The neighborhoods. D) For votes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was visiting. 8. Identify the verb phrase in the sentence as past progressive, present progressive, or future progressive verb tense:They were walking back from the cafeteria, when Langston dropped his lunch tray! A) Past progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past progressive. 9. On Halloween, children get dressed in costumes, go door to door, and say, " ..... !" A) Give me candy. B) Trick or Treat. C) Watch out. D) I'm scared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trick or Treat. 10. The men ..... in their tent.(present-snore) A) Were snoring. B) Is snoring. C) Will be snoring. D) Are snoring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are snoring. 11. Choose the correct tense for the sentence:Next week, D'Andre and Noah are going to meet up and play Pokemon. A) Past progressive. B) Future progressive. C) Present progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present progressive. 12. Read the sentence and choose the best way to rewrite it using the past progressive tense: "The children build a sandcastle." A) The children are building a sandcastle. B) The children were building a sandcastle. C) The children will be building a sandcastle. D) The children built a sandcastle.TagsCCSS.L.4.1B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children were building a sandcastle. 13. Identify the progressive verb in the sentence: "The dog is barking loudly." A) Loudly. B) Barking. C) Dog. D) Is barking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is barking. 14. Today they ..... an art gallery. A) Visit. B) Visits. C) Are visiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are visiting. 15. Which of these sentences has a word order that tells you it is a question? A) The sour apples are downstairs. B) The apples are very sour. C) Are the apples very sour. D) Eat the sour apples. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are the apples very sour. 16. The fans were cheering for Rafael when he fell during the soccer game. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 17. My dog ..... when I arrived home. A) Will be barking. B) Were barking. C) Is barking. D) Was barking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was barking. 18. Will+have+been+present participle of main verb =what verb tense? A) Future Perfect Progressive. B) Present Perfect. C) Present Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Future Perfect Progressive. 19. Create a sentence using the present progressive tense with the verb 'to study'. A) They studied yesterday. B) I am studying. C) She is studying hard. D) I study now. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am studying. 20. Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense. 3.Yesterday, she ..... a story to her little brother before bed. A) Is reading. B) Reads. C) Read. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is reading. 21. Luke and Kesha are walk on down the street, but Mika are going to speak with Mrs. Schuleman. The three friends are wave goodbye to each other. A) Walking, am, waving. B) Walking, is, waving. C) Walked, is, waving. D) Walking, is, waved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking, is, waving. 22. I am running some errands right now. A) Present Perfect. B) Future progressive. C) Past progressive. D) Present Progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present Progressive. 23. What is the past simple of BE? A) Beed. B) Was/were. C) Been. D) Bee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was/were. 24. Do not call while they are eating supper. A) Present perfect. B) Past progressive. C) Present progressive. D) Past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present progressive. 25. Write the correct form of the verb in parentheses () to show continuing action in each sentence.Right now, I ..... about the weather forecast. (wonder) A) Am wondering. B) Was wondering. C) Will be wondering. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am wondering. 26. Which progressive verb is this?Mr. D.C. was talking to Mr. Vack about school. A) Present Progressive Verb. B) Past Progressive Verb. C) Future Progressive Verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Progressive Verb. 27. The hikers are unpacking their backpacks.9B. 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: B) Present progressive. 28. The ..... was a famous luxury ship that sank on th eway from England to America in 1912. A) Samurai. B) Avenger. C) Titanic. D) Trojan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Titanic. 29. The door was opening slowly. A) Door was. B) Opening slowly. C) Was opening slowly. D) Was opening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was opening. 30. Differentiate between the sentences:'I was walking' and 'I walk'. What tenses are they? A) 'I was walking' is present continuous tense; 'I walk' is future tense. B) 'I was walking' is past continuous tense; 'I walk' is simple present tense. C) 'I was walking' is simple past tense; 'I walk' is past perfect tense. D) 'I was walking' is simple present tense; 'I walk' is past continuous tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'I was walking' is past continuous tense; 'I walk' is simple present tense. 31. Which sentence uses the progressive verb tense to describe an action that will be happening in the future? A) She is painting the wall. B) She painted the wall. C) She will be painting the wall tomorrow. D) She paints the wall every week.TagsCCSS.L.4.1B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She will be painting the wall tomorrow. 32. Zack is carrying his books to school.3B. 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: B) Present progressive. 33. Read the sentence. Jesus ..... dinner for his family. Which words should go in the blank? A) Are cooking. B) Am cooking. C) Is cooking. D) Were cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is cooking. 34. Ahmed ..... his favorite book. A) Will have reading. B) Is reading. C) Were reading. D) Are reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is reading. 35. Tina will tell me the story later. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future. 36. Level 1:Beginner (Support). Instruction:Choose the correct verb and add-ing. Word Bank:playing-reading-watching-eating. I was ..... (watch) TV yesterday. A) Watched. B) Watches. C) Watch. D) Watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watching. 37. Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense.5. He ..... his shoes before leaving the house. A) Is tying. B) Ties. C) Tied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is tying. 38. "The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."What is being personified? A) The walls. B) The scream. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The walls. 39. Which progressive tense is the verb written in?The books are being ordered. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 40. Identify the past progressive in the sentence:'I was cooking dinner.' A) Was dinner. B) I was. C) Was cooking. D) Cooking was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was cooking. 41. Which sentence has an error, or mistake, in grammar usage? A) I will be going home when I am done. B) I am going home right now. C) I is going home very soon. D) I was going home when my friend asked me to stay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I is going home very soon. 42. Every day, Frank ..... to work. A) Goes. B) Is going. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goes. 43. Choose the correct past progressive form of the verb in this sentence: "They ..... (play) soccer when it started to rain." A) Were playing. B) Will play. C) Played. D) Are playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing. 44. Choose the correct verbs to complete the sentence. This afternoon, we ..... for the test. A) Is studying. B) Were study. C) Will be studying. D) Will be study. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be studying. 45. Level 2:Developing (On Level). Instruction:Fill in the blanks using the correct progressive tense. At 8 a.m., I ..... (walk) to school. A) Will be walking. B) Was walking. C) Were walking. D) Am walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was walking. 46. Which verb tense best completes the sentence?In class yesterday, Isaac ..... reading the longest book I had ever seen. A) Is. B) Will be. C) Was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 47. Choose the sentence in future progressive tense. A) We traveled to New York. B) We are traveling to New York. C) We travel to New York. D) We will be traveling to New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We will be traveling to New York. 48. When I called Jay, he was working on his assignment at the library. A) Past Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Future Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Progressive. 49. Read the sentence. Ashley ..... her art project next Tuesday.Which words should go in the blank? A) Will be finishing. B) Is finishing. C) Are finishing. D) Was finishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be finishing. 50. Which words BEST complete the sentence below?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. 51. Tomorrow, she ..... a movie. A) Will watch. B) Watch. C) Watched. D) Will watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will watch. 52. Which sentence demonstrates the future progressive tense?a) I am eating dinner.b) She will eat dinner.c) They will be eating dinner at 7 PM. A) They will eat dinner at 7 AM. B) They will be eating dinner at 7 PM. C) I am eating dinner. D) She will eat dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They will be eating dinner at 7 PM. 53. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PRONOUN:My dogs love to play with ..... squeaky toys. A) Their. B) Him. C) Its. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 54. The photographer WAS TAKING amazing pictures at the wedding. A) Present progressive. B) Future progressive. C) Past progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past progressive. 55. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.We ..... working on book reports in class right now. A) Are. B) Is. C) Was. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. 56. In 5th grade, you ..... learning more about polygons. A) Will be. B) Were. C) Are. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be. 57. Identify the progressive tense of the verb.Harry is putting garlic and oil in the pan. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 58. Which sentence uses the correct form of the progressive verb tense? A) She play soccer right now. B) She is play soccer right now. C) She is playing soccer right now. D) She plays soccer right now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is playing soccer right now. 59. My mom ..... (cook) dinner for us. A) Cooking. B) Cooks. C) Cookings. D) Cooked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cooks. 60. ..... Mr. Griffin was playing tennis, Jun was doing his HW. A) If. B) Where. C) Since. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesProgressive Verb Tenses Quiz 1Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 2Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 3Progressive 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