This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Progressive Verb Tenses – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Write the appropriate auxiliary:My mother ..... helping my dad fixing the car at the moment A) Was. B) Are. C) Is. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 2. Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense.6. The birds ..... in the sky this morning. A) Are flying. B) Fly. C) Flew. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are flying. 3. Select the correct past perfect verb tense of "find" to complete the sentence.Jack ..... the directions to the game just before his friends arrived. A) Will have found. B) Will find. C) Had found. D) Has found. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had found. 4. At first, I are struggling with my heavy backpack. A) Will be struggling. B) Was struggling. C) Is struggling. D) Were struggling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was struggling. 5. The computers ..... finally ..... like they're supposed to. (run) A) Will/running. B) Are/running. C) Is/running. D) Were/ running. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are/running. 6. Peter and Lucy ..... TV at the moment. A) Are watching. B) Is watching. C) Watch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are watching. 7. My friends ..... calling me last night to make plans for the weekend. A) Are. B) Will be. C) Were. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 8. Tim is helping you put the lights up, ..... ? A) Will he. B) Would he. C) Isn't he. D) Is he. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isn't he. 9. TA's first quarter ends on ..... A) November 1st. B) October 25th. C) November 5th. D) October 31st. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) November 1st. 10. How is the present progressive verb tense formed? A) By using the past tense form of be and adding-ed. B) By using the present tense form of be and adding-ing. C) By using the future tense form of be and adding-s. D) By using the past tense form of be and adding-ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By using the present tense form of be and adding-ing. 11. Identify the future progressive tense in the sentence:'They will be attending the concert.' A) Will be attending. B) Will have attended the concert. C) Will be at the concert. D) Will attend the concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be attending. 12. Rewrite the following sentence in the present progressive tense: "The cat sleeps on the sofa." A) The cat was sleeping on the sofa. B) The cat is sleeping on the sofa. C) The cat slept on the sofa. D) The cat will sleep on the sofa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cat is sleeping on the sofa. 13. He ran in a race last year. A) Present. B) Past. C) Past perfect. D) Past progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past. 14. Convert the verb phrase "will be reading" from the sentence "Anja will be reading a magazine quietly in the park" to future progressive tense. A) Reads. B) Will be reading. C) Has readTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. D) Read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be reading. 15. Read the sentence and choose the correct progressive verb tense to complete it: "By this time tomorrow, I ..... (to travel) to New York." A) Will be traveling. B) Traveled. C) Am traveling. D) Was traveling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be traveling. 16. Which sentence demonstrates the future progressive tense?a) I am playing soccer.b) She will play soccer.c) They will be playing soccer at 5 PM. A) I am playing soccer. B) They will be playing soccer at 5 PM. C) She will play soccer. D) They will play soccer at 5 PM. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They will be playing soccer at 5 PM. 17. I ..... (read) a book at the moment. A) Read. B) Was reading. C) Am reading. D) Will reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am reading. 18. Conjugate the verb in the progressive tense:" We caught the enemies! They (to spy) on us!" A) Were spying. B) Was spying. C) Are Spying. D) Were spiing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were spying. 19. Which sentence uses the progressive tense to show an ongoing action in the future? A) She practices the piano at 6 PM. B) She will be practicing the piano at 6 PM. C) She practiced the piano at 6 PM. D) She is practicing the piano at 6 PM. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She will be practicing the piano at 6 PM. 20. Which sentence uses the present progressive tense correctly?a) I will be going to the party tomorrow.b) She is going to the party tomorrow.c) They went to the party yesterday. A) She goes to the party tomorrow. B) They went to the party yesterday. C) I will be going to the party tomorrow. D) She is going to the party tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She is going to the party tomorrow. 21. How is the past progressive verb tense formed? A) Using the present tense form of be and adding-ing. B) Using the past tense form of be and adding-ing. C) Using will be and adding-ing. D) Using the future tense form of be and adding-ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using the past tense form of be and adding-ing. 22. In which sentence is the correct past tense of sleep used? A) I were sleeping when the earthquake occurred last night. B) I was sleeping when the earthquake occurred last night. C) I will be sleeping when the earthquake occurred last night. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was sleeping when the earthquake occurred last night. 23. Chloe was talking to you. 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. 24. Right now, I is feeling sore but proud. A) Were feeling. B) Are feeling. C) Am feeling. D) Will be feeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am feeling. 25. Ale, Isa and Xavi are sleeping. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present. 26. Which progressive verb tense best completes the sentence?By this time next week, we ..... our exams. A) Were finishing. B) Is finishing. C) Will be finishing. D) Are finishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be finishing. 27. We ..... dinner when the phone rang. A) Is eating. B) Were eating. C) Are eating. D) Was eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were eating. 28. Choose the correct form of the verb in the present progressive tense:a) I will go to the park.b) She is going to the park.c) They went to the park. A) I will go to the park. B) She went to the park. C) They went to the park. D) She is going to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She is going to the park. 29. Choose the sentence that shows present progressive tense. A) The dog is barking loudly. B) The dog barked loudly. C) The dog will bark loudly. D) The dog was barking loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dog is barking loudly. 30. Which of the following sentences contains a present progressive verb? A) She was reading a book. B) They are playing basketball. C) He will be visiting his grandparents. D) I had finished my project. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are playing basketball. 31. He ..... to Mr. John when the phone rang. A) Is talking. B) Was talking. C) Will be talking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was talking. 32. Which verb tense is used to describe an action that is currently ongoing? A) Present progressive. B) Future perfect. C) Simple present. D) Past perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 33. They ..... about their trip. (present-talk) A) Were talking. B) Are talking. C) Will be talking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are talking. 34. Choose the sentence that uses a future progressive verb. A) I am eating lunch right now. B) They were watching a movie last night. C) We will be traveling to Spain next summer. D) She has been studying all day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We will be traveling to Spain next summer. 35. Which sentence uses the future progressive tense correctly?a) I am eating dinner right now.b) She will eat dinner tonight.c) They were eating dinner yesterday. A) I am eating dinner right now. B) She will eat dinner tonight. C) He eats dinner every day. D) They were eating dinner yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She will eat dinner tonight. 36. Can it wait? I ..... writing an email to Julia right now. A) Am. B) Will be. C) Was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am. 37. Identify which verb form the sentence below is written in.He was snoring all night long. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 38. He will be cooking for all of us. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future. 39. The sky IS BECOMING brighter by the minute. A) Present progressive. B) Future progressive. C) Past progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 40. ..... was a Japanese poet who wrote short poems called Haiku. A) Basho. B) Emily Dickinson. C) Hirohito. D) Samurai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Basho. 41. Look! She ..... (stand) on her head. A) Is standing. B) Stands. C) Stand. D) Standing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is standing. 42. Grandpa ..... the car.(future-fix) A) Was fixing. B) Is fixing. C) Will be fixing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be fixing. 43. Fill in the blank with the correct verb.Maria Vero and Caty will be ..... cookies next weekend. A) Traveling. B) Planting. C) Baking. D) Sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baking. 44. Given the sentence: "They will be swimming in the pool tomorrow, " explain why the verb tense is appropriate for the context. A) It shows an action that is happening now. B) It shows an action that will be ongoing in the future. C) It shows an action that happened in the past. D) It shows a repeated action.TagsCCSS.L.4.1B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It shows an action that will be ongoing in the future. 45. Read the following sentences and choose the one that correctly uses the present progressive tense to describe an action happening right now. A) He ran to school. B) He runs to school. C) He will run to school. D) He is running to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is running to school. 46. The trains ..... running less often next weekend, so plan accordingly. A) Were. B) Will be. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be. 47. Which words BEST complete the sentence below?I ..... in my favorite chair right now. A) Was sitting. B) Were sitting. C) Are sitting. D) Am sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Am sitting. 48. Kara will be feeding the family's new dog. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future. 49. The firefighters are climbing the tall ladder.6B. 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. 50. The bus is arriving in Chicago.What is the present progressive verb? A) Is. B) Bus. C) Chicago. D) Arriving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arriving. 51. Melissa ..... to see if we needed anything. (past-call) A) Was searching. B) Is searching. C) Will be searching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was searching. 52. Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense.4. We ..... our favorite TV show when the phone rang. A) Watch. B) Were watching. C) Watched. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were watching. 53. Choose the sentence that correctly uses walk in the present progressive tense. A) She was walking home. B) You were walking home. C) They are walking home. D) We will be walking home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are walking home. 54. Level 2:Developing (On Level). Instruction:Fill in the blanks using the correct progressive tense. Yesterday at noon, we ..... (have) lunch. A) Will be having. B) Were having. C) Are having. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were having. 55. ..... (he go) swimming at the weekends? A) Does he go. B) Do he goes. C) Is he going. D) Is he go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does he go. 56. Choose the correct verb that will complete the sentence.We ..... our decision right now. A) Am making. B) Is making. C) Are making. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are making. 57. Ashley is going to give her an exam for bonus. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present. 58. Identify which verb form the sentence below is written in.Someone is banging on the patio doors. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 59. Which progressive tense is the verb written in?She is taking medicine and will be leaving soon. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 60. Which of the following sentences shows an action that was happening in the past? A) I will draw a picture. B) I was drawing a picture. C) I am drawing a picture. D) I draw a picture. 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