This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Progressive Verb Tenses – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. Which sentence uses a PAST PROGRESSIVE VERB TENSE? A) The cupcakes are delivious!. B) The bakery was making cupcakes for the event. C) The guests were excited about the treats. D) They placed the cupcakes inside three boxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The bakery was making cupcakes for the event. 3. What ..... Annie ..... over there? (do) A) Were/did. B) Was/doing. C) Is/doing. D) Will/did. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is/doing. 4. Which sentence uses the future progressive tense correctly?a) He is playing football now.b) She will play football tomorrow.c) They were playing football yesterday. A) She will play football tomorrow. B) She plays football tomorrow. C) They were playing football yesterday. D) He is playing football now. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She will play football tomorrow. 5. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.The students ..... listening closely to Shina's speech two weeks ago. A) Was. B) Are. C) Were. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 6. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.Sam and Charlie ..... the soccer ball around at recess. A) Is kicking. B) Was kicking. C) Were kicking. D) Kicking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were kicking. 7. Am, is, are, be + present participle of main verb= what verb tense? A) Past Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Future Perfect Progessive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present Progressive. 8. Today he ..... for a test. A) Study. B) Is studying. C) Is studing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is studying. 9. What ..... (she do) in the evenings? A) Does she do. B) Do she does. C) She is doing. D) Is she doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does she do. 10. The game will be going into overtime because the teams are tied. What tense is the verb in? A) Past Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Future Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future Progressive. 11. We usually ..... ( buy) food in our local shop. A) Are buying. B) Is buying. C) Buys. D) Buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buy. 12. Choose the correct form of the verb in the past progressive tense:a) I am eating dinner.b) I was eating dinner.c) I will be eating dinner. A) I have eaten dinner. B) I am eating dinner. C) I will be eating dinner. D) I was eating dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was eating dinner. 13. What is the helping verb for past perfect tense? A) Had. B) Has. C) Have. D) Will have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 14. What is the past progressive form of 'to drive'? A) Was driving / were driving. B) Driving was. C) Drives were. D) Driven were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was driving / were driving. 15. The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest. What is being personified? A) The forest. B) The wind. C) A person whispering. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The wind. 16. Choose the correct verb tense:Mariah and Kaleb will be attending a fancy party later. A) Present progressive. B) Future progressive. C) Past progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Future progressive. 17. I ..... my teeth three times a day. A) Washes. B) Wash. C) Is washing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wash. 18. If the day is calm, there is ..... wind. A) A lot of. B) Big. C) Not much. D) 100 mph. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not much. 19. Identify the tense of the verb phrase "are walking" in the sentence "Jayna and Miles are walking to the library." A) Present Perfect ProgressiveTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. B) Past Progressive. C) Present Progressive. D) Future Progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present Progressive. 20. Identify the present progressive in the sentence:'She is reading a book.' A) Is reading a book. B) Reads a book. C) Is reading. D) Was reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is reading. 21. Dulce will be ..... to the drive-in movie theater. A) Go. B) Going. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Going. 22. Form a sentence using the future progressive tense. A) I was studying next week. B) I am studying right now. C) I will be studying tomorrow. D) I will study yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I will be studying tomorrow. 23. Which progressive tense is the verb written in?The class was taking a spelling test. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 24. Which sentence correctly uses the present progressive tense? A) He is swim in the pool. B) He swims in the pool. C) He swimming in the pool. D) He is swimming in the pool. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is swimming in the pool. 25. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the past progressive tense. A) We will listen to music. B) We were listening to music. C) We are listening to music. D) We listen to music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We were listening to music. 26. Which sentence written in the present progressive is the correct one?Click in the correct box. A) I hide in my room because I like to play that game. B) We are hiding in the kitchen because we are playing. C) The dog was hiding from his its owner. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We are hiding in the kitchen because we are playing. 27. Select the correct past progressive form of the verb "to read" for the sentence: "Yesterday, I ..... a book when you called." A) Was reading. B) Am reading. C) Read. D) Will read. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was reading. 28. Which sentence correctly uses the future progressive verb tense? A) She is spending all of her money. B) She is going to be spending all of her money. C) She was spending all of her money. D) She will have spent all of her money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is going to be spending all of her money. 29. Which of these sentences is in the present progressive tense? A) He is swimming in the pool. B) He will be swimming in the pool. C) He swims in the pool. D) He swam in the pool. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is swimming in the pool. 30. Level 4:Extension / High Ability. Instruction:Write your own sentences. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the present progressive. A) Someone will be playing soccer in the park. B) Someone was playing soccer in the park. C) Someone plays soccer in the park. D) Someone is playing soccer in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Someone is playing soccer in the park. ← 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 6Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 7Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 8Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books