This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Progressive Verb Tenses – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Next year, you ..... in the 5th grade. A) Will be. B) Were. C) Are. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be. 2. Choose the best sentence to describe an action that was happening when another action interrupted it. A) I eat dinner when the doorbell rings.TagsCCSS.L.4.1B. B) I will be eating dinner when the doorbell rings. C) I am eating dinner when the doorbell rings. D) I was eating dinner when the doorbell rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was eating dinner when the doorbell rang. 3. Identify the progressive tense used in each sentence:Will you be staying at Martha's when you visit New York this summer? A) Past Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Future Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future Progressive. 4. Which verb tense is used to describe an action that was ongoing in the past but is now completed? A) Present perfect. B) Past progressive. C) Future perfect. D) Simple past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 5. ..... went hiking in the mountains together. A) Her. B) Them. C) His. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They. 6. The flame is dancing rhythmically to the beat of the breeze. A) Past perfect. B) Present. C) Future progressive. D) Present progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Present progressive. 7. Fill in the blank. At the moment, I ..... swimming ten laps around the pool. A) Am. B) Are. C) Will be. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am. 8. Choose the correct verb that will complete the sentence.Architect Rosales ..... the exhibit when we visited him. A) Is measuring. B) Was measuring. C) Will be measuring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was measuring. 9. The fireman ..... down the pole when we visited the fire station. (slide) A) Is sliding. B) Was sliding. C) Am sliding. D) Were sliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was sliding. 10. What are the helping verbs for present perfect tense? A) Will and have. B) Had and have. C) Has and have. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has and have. 11. Identify the progressive verb in the following sentence: "She is reading a book." A) Reading. B) She. C) Book. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading. 12. Choose the correct verb tense to complete the sentence.Jenny ..... to love the blue dress we picked out for her. A) Is going. B) Am going. C) Are going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is going. 13. Write the appropriate auxiliary:Yesterday, I ..... watching TV when the power went out A) Was. B) Are. C) Were. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 14. Which sentence correctly uses a past progressive verb? A) I am going to the store. B) She was singing when the phone rang. C) They will be arriving soon. D) He has been working all day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was singing when the phone rang. 15. Select the sentence that uses the present progressive tense:a) I am reading a book.b) He read a book yesterday.c) We will read a book tomorrow. A) He read a book yesterday. B) We will read a book tomorrow. C) I am reading a book. D) They are reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I am reading a book. 16. I will enjoy a long bubble bath on Saturday. A) Future progressive. B) Present perfect. C) Future perfect. D) Future. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Future. 17. Choose the sentence that uses the present progressive tense in a dinner preparation scenario. A) Rylan will be cooking dinner. B) Abigail cooks dinner. C) Lissandrine was cooking dinner. D) Angel is cooking dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Angel is cooking dinner. 18. Delilah was baking cookies in the kitchen. 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. 19. The cat ..... (sleep) on the couch. A) Slept. B) Sleeping. C) Sleeps on. D) Sleeps. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sleeps. 20. The sentence that uses the future progressive tense correctly is (a) A) Abigail is studying for the test. B) Sophia studies for the test. C) Chloe studied for the test. D) A. Rylan will be studying for the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. Rylan will be studying for the test. 21. What is the correct form of the past progressive tense for the pronoun 'we'? A) Were driving. B) Is driving. C) Will be driving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were driving. 22. The brilliant sun WAS STREAMING through the window. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 23. Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense. 1. I ..... my homework right now. A) Do. B) Am doing. C) Did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am doing. 24. Level 4:Extension / High Ability. Instruction:Write your own sentences. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the future progressive. A) We will be traveling to the museum next week. B) We are traveling to the museum next week. C) We were traveling to the museum next week. D) We travel to the museum next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We will be traveling to the museum next week. 25. In which sentence is the correct future progressive tense of close used? A) The ride at the amusement park was closing soon. B) The ride at the amusement park is closing soon. C) The ride at the amusement park will be closing soon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ride at the amusement park will be closing soon. 26. Harry usually ..... for TeenLink on Monday afternoons. A) Write. B) Writes. C) Is writing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writes. 27. Dad ..... the pool.(present-not-fill) A) Is not filling. B) Are not filling. C) Will not be filling. D) Were not filling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is not filling. 28. What two parts make any progressive tense? A) A subject and a noun. B) A verb and an adjective. C) A to be verb and verb-ing. D) A pronoun and a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A to be verb and verb-ing. 29. Identify the progressive tense of the verb.I am cutting the onions now. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 30. Rewrite the sentence using the future progressive verb tense: "We play outside after lunch." A) We played outside after lunch.TagsCCSS.L.4.1B. B) We will be playing outside after lunch. C) We were playing outside after lunch. D) We are playing outside after lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We will be playing outside after lunch. 31. Choose the correct tense for the sentence:Brooke, Ja'Naijah, and Korie are watching silly Youtube videos. A) Past progressive. B) Future progressive. C) Present progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present progressive. 32. Choose the correct form of the verb in the past progressive tense:a) I am writing a letter.b) She will write a letter.c) They were writing a letter. A) They were writing a letter. B) They was writing a letter. C) She will write a letter. D) I am writing a letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were writing a letter. 33. Select the sentence that uses the past progressive tense. A) She will read a book. B) She reads a book. C) She is reading a book. D) She was reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was reading a book. 34. What does the future progressive verb tense describe? A) Action that happened in the past. B) Action that is happening now. C) Action that is a routine. D) Action that will happen over a period of time in the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Action that will happen over a period of time in the future. 35. Could you turn the TV down? She ..... (do) her homework. A) Is doing. B) Doing. C) Am doing. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is doing. 36. Identify the sentence that uses the present progressive tense. A) They are playing basketball. B) They played basketball. C) They will play basketball. D) They play basketball. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are playing basketball. 37. Write a sentence in the past progressive tense about a cat sleeping. A) The cat will sleep on the sofa. B) The cat sleeps on the sofa. C) The cat was sleeping on the sofa. D) The cat is sleeping on the sofa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cat was sleeping on the sofa. 38. What is the present progressive verb phrase in the sentence?She is taping the poster to the wall. A) Is taping. B) To the wall. C) Poster to. D) The poster. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is taping. 39. Which helper verb pair correctly forms the past progressive tense? A) Will be + verb-ing. B) Was/were + verb-ing. C) Am + verb-ing. D) Is + verb-ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was/were + verb-ing. 40. Identify the past progressive tense in the sentence:'She was reading a book.' A) Read a book. B) Was reading. C) Was reading a book. D) Is reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was reading. 41. What is the past simple of PLAY? A) Played. B) Playing. C) Plaied. D) Playd. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Played. 42. You (wait) for her when her plane arrives tonight. A) Are waiting. B) Will be waiting. C) Were waiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be waiting. 43. My brother is a pilot and ..... (travel) a lot. A) Travel. B) Travelling. C) Is travelling. D) Travels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Travels. 44. Choose the correct verb that will complete the sentence.At this time, all factory workers ..... their short break. A) Am having. B) Is having. C) Are having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are having. 45. Emma is baking chocolate chip cookies for tomorrow. A) Past Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Future Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present Progressive. 46. Which of the following is an example of a present progressive verb? A) Traveling. B) Travel. C) Travels. D) Traveled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traveling. 47. Which sentence uses the present progressive tense correctly?a) I will be going to the party tomorrow.b) She is going to the store yesterday.c) They are playing soccer right now.d) He has been eating lunch at 12 o'clock. A) D. He has been eating lunch at 12 o'clock. B) B. She is going to the store yesterday. C) A. I will be going to the party tomorrow. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C. 48. Fill in the blank: "Paul and Isabelle ..... (build) a treehouse right now." A) Build. B) Were building. C) Will be building. D) Are building. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are building. 49. Which words BEST complete the sentence below?Jacob ..... soccer next year. A) Are playing. B) Will be playing. C) Were playing. D) Was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be playing. 50. Zack is carrying his books to school. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present. 51. Form the past progressive of 'to dance'. A) Was dancing / were dancing. B) Danced. C) Is dancing. D) Dancing was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was dancing / were dancing. 52. Which sentence used the PRESENT PERFECT tense? A) I have enjoyed reading ever since I can remember. B) Do you have any homework tonight?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have enjoyed reading ever since I can remember. 53. Which word in the sentence is a progressive verb? "She is running to the park." A) She. B) Park. C) Is. D) Running. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running. 54. Change the following sentence to the past progressive tense: "We play soccer after school." A) We were playing soccer after school. B) We played soccer after school. C) We will be playing soccer after school.TagsCCSS.L.4.1B. D) We are playing soccer after school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We were playing soccer after school. 55. Which verb form correctly completes the sentence?Right now, the children ..... in the garden. A) Will be playing. B) Was playing. C) Is playing. D) Are playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are playing. 56. Choose the sentence that correctly uses scrub in the future progressive tense. A) They were scrubbing the tub. B) I am scrubbing the tub. C) She is scrubbing the tub. D) You will be scrubbing the tub. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You will be scrubbing the tub. 57. Aunt Nanette will be planning fun activities for James. A) Will be planning. B) Will planning. C) Be planning. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be planning. 58. Identify the tense of the verb phrase "are studying" in the sentence "Currently, Abraham and Xia are studying for their exams." A) Present Progressive. B) Past Progressive. C) Present Perfect ProgressiveTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. D) Future Progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present Progressive. 59. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PRONOUN:My father asked me to bring ..... book inside. A) His. B) He. C) Him. D) Us. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His. 60. What is the past progressive verb phrase in the sentence?I was eating cereal for breakfast. A) Was eating. B) I was eating. C) For breakfast. D) Cereal for. 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