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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ..... was a famous luxury ship that sank on th eway from England to America in 1912. A) Titanic. B) Trojan. C) Samurai. D) Avenger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Titanic. 2. The door was opening slowly. A) Was opening slowly. B) Was opening. C) Door was. D) Opening slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was opening. 3. Differentiate between the sentences:'I was walking' and 'I walk'. What tenses are they? A) 'I was walking' is simple past tense; 'I walk' is past perfect tense. B) 'I was walking' is simple present tense; 'I walk' is past continuous tense. C) 'I was walking' is past continuous tense; 'I walk' is simple present tense. D) 'I was walking' is present continuous tense; 'I walk' is future tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'I was walking' is past continuous tense; 'I walk' is simple present tense. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Read the sentence. Jesus ..... dinner for his family. Which words should go in the blank? A) Were cooking. B) Am cooking. C) Are cooking. D) Is cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is cooking. 7. Ahmed ..... his favorite book. A) Are reading. B) Were reading. C) Is reading. D) Will have reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is reading. 8. Tina will tell me the story later. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future. 9. Level 1:Beginner (Support). Instruction:Choose the correct verb and add-ing. Word Bank:playing-reading-watching-eating. I was ..... (watch) TV yesterday. A) Watch. B) Watching. C) Watches. D) Watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watching. 10. 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. 11. "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. 12. 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. 13. Identify the past progressive in the sentence:'I was cooking dinner.' A) Was dinner. B) Was cooking. C) I was. D) Cooking was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was cooking. 14. Which sentence has an error, or mistake, in grammar usage? A) I was going home when my friend asked me to stay. B) I is going home very soon. C) I will be going home when I am done. D) I am going home right now. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I is going home very soon. 15. Every day, Frank ..... to work. A) Goes. B) Is going. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goes. 16. Choose the correct past progressive form of the verb in this sentence: "They ..... (play) soccer when it started to rain." A) Were playing. B) Played. C) Will play. D) Are playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing. 17. Choose the correct verbs to complete the sentence. This afternoon, we ..... for the test. A) Were study. B) Will be study. C) Will be studying. D) Is studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be studying. 18. Level 2:Developing (On Level). Instruction:Fill in the blanks using the correct progressive tense. At 8 a.m., I ..... (walk) to school. A) Were walking. B) Was walking. C) Am walking. D) Will be walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was walking. 19. 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. 20. Which sentence uses the past progressive tense? A) She will play the piano yesterday. B) She is playing the piano yesterday. C) She was playing the piano yesterday. D) She plays the piano yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was playing the piano yesterday. 21. Which sentence correctly uses the future progressive tense? A) She is drawing a picture. B) She will be drawing a picture. C) She draws a picture. D) She was drawing a picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She will be drawing a picture. 22. Choose the sentence in future progressive tense. A) We traveled to New York. B) We travel to New York. C) We are traveling to New York. D) We will be traveling to New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We will be traveling to New York. 23. 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. 24. Read the sentence. Ashley ..... her art project next Tuesday.Which words should go in the blank? A) Was finishing. B) Will be finishing. C) Are finishing. D) Is finishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be finishing. 25. Which words BEST complete the sentence below?Next summer Amber ..... a new camp. A) Are attending. B) Will be attending. C) Were attending. D) Was attending. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be attending. 26. Tomorrow, she ..... a movie. A) Will watch. B) Watch. C) Will watching. D) Watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will watch. 27. 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 be eating dinner at 7 PM. B) They will eat dinner at 7 AM. C) She will eat dinner. D) I am eating dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They will be eating dinner at 7 PM. 28. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PRONOUN:My dogs love to play with ..... squeaky toys. A) Him. B) Its. C) Their. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 29. 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. 30. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.We ..... working on book reports in class right now. A) Are. B) Were. C) Was. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are. ← 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 5Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 6Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 7Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books