This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Progressive Verb Tenses – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the sentence "Landry and Rory were playing in the park when it started to rain, " identify the tense of the verb phrase "were playing." A) Present Progressive. B) Present Perfect ProgressiveTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. C) Past Progressive. D) Future Progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Progressive. 2. Identify the participle phrase, and the part of the sentence that the participle modifies.Vicky recommended a website that features breaking news and in-depth coverage of national and international politics. A) International, politics. B) Breaking, news. C) Depth, coverage. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breaking, news. 3. Which sentence uses the past progressive tense correctly? A) They play outside. B) They were playing outside. C) They was playing outside. D) They are playing outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were playing outside. 4. Choose the correct verb tense to complete the sentence. '' I ..... shopping with my mom today." A) Is going. B) Am going. C) Are going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am going. 5. Which sentence correctly uses the progressive verb tense to show an action that is happening at this moment? A) The students have worked on their project.TagsCCSS.L.4.1B. B) The students will work on their project. C) The students worked on their project. D) The students are working on their project. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The students are working on their project. 6. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.The rabbit ..... around the classroom during reading time. A) Were hopping. B) Hopping. C) Are hopping. D) Is hopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is hopping. 7. Indicate the correct form of the verb based on information in the parentheses.I ..... the flour in a bowl when the phone rang. (put-past progressive) A) Am putting. B) Was putting. C) Will be putting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was putting. 8. What is the present progressive verb phrase in the sentence?I am eating cereal for breakfast. A) Am eating. B) I am. C) Eating cereal. D) For breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am eating. 9. The lights ..... out when the tree fell on the power line. A) Went. B) Were going. C) Go. D) Was going. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went. 10. James ..... to get upset with his sister.(present tense, start) A) Started. B) Is starting. C) Was starting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is starting. 11. Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence.Tomorrow, I ..... my homework in the evening. A) Was doing. B) Will be doing. C) Is doing. D) Am doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be doing. 12. What is the past progressive form of 'to eat'? A) Was eating slowly. B) Was eating out. C) Were eating fast. D) Was eating / were eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was eating / were eating. 13. We ..... (watch) a movie tonight. A) We watching a movie tonight. B) We will watched a movie tonight. C) We watched a movie tonight. D) We will be watching a movie tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We will be watching a movie tonight. 14. How is the future progressive verb tense formed? A) By using "will have" and adding-ed to the verb. B) By using "will be" and adding-ing to the verb. C) By using "is" and adding-ing to the verb. D) By using "was" and adding-ed to the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By using "will be" and adding-ing to the verb. 15. Which sentence shows that the action will be happening at a specific time in the future? A) We are studying for the test. B) We studied for the test. C) We will be studying for the test at 7 PM. D) We study for the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We will be studying for the test at 7 PM. 16. Select the sentence that uses the present progressive tense:a) I am watching a movie.b) We watched a movie yesterday.c) They will watch a movie tomorrow. A) I watch a movie every day. B) They will watch a movie tomorrow. C) I am watching a movie. D) We watched a movie yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I am watching a movie. 17. Level 1:Beginner (Support). Instruction:Choose the correct verb and add-ing. Word Bank:playing-reading-watching-eating. They are ..... (play) in the yard. A) Playing. B) Played. C) Plays. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Playing. 18. Taking the stairs two at a time, Sarah smiled and thought about all of the fun she had with her family in Atlanta. A) Will be having. B) Were having. C) Was having. D) Am having. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was having. 19. The team members ..... late to finish the bid. (stay) A) Is staying. B) Will stay. C) Are staying. D) Would stay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are staying. 20. Which progressive verb tense best completes the sentence?We ..... dinner when the phone rang. A) Will be having. B) Were having. C) Are having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were having. 21. Nataly will be swimming in the pool. A) Future tense. B) Future progressive tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Future progressive tense. 22. What is the present progressive tense of the verb to help if the subject is plural? A) Are helping. B) Has helped. C) Is helping. D) Help. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are helping. 23. OSU fans ..... loudly at the next game. (cheer). A) Were cheering. B) Are cheering. C) Is cheering. D) Will be cheering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will be cheering. 24. Identify the participle phrase, and the part of the sentence that the participle modifies.In the late 1800's, companies in the U.S. and Europe manufactured early calculating machines, which eased the workload of payroll clerks, engineers, scientists, and government workers. A) Payroll, clerks. B) Calculating, machines. C) Government, workers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calculating, machines. 25. Was, were, been + present participle of main verb. A) Past Progressive. B) Present Perfect. C) Present Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Progressive. 26. Complete the sentence with the verb in past tense.The mother bring her son a comb. A) Bringed. B) Brought. C) Bring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brought. 27. It ..... (not snow) in Africa. A) Isn't snow. B) Doesn't snow. C) Doesn't snowing. D) Don't snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doesn't snow. 28. Which progressive tense is the verb written in?Several students will be attending the conference. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future progressive. 29. He ..... (run) in the park every morning. A) Running. B) Runned. C) Runs. D) Runing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runs. 30. On Mondays he ..... (finish) his work at five. A) Finishes. B) Finish. C) Finishs. D) Finishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finishes. 31. Which progressive verb tense best completes the sentence?Tomorrow, we ..... a new project in class. A) Were starting. B) Will be starting. C) Are starting. D) Was starting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be starting. 32. What verb tense tells about action that was happening in the past? A) Present progressive tense. B) Past progressive tense. C) Future progressive tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive tense. 33. We ..... at the new mall tomorrow. (future-shop) A) Were shopping. B) Are shopping. C) Will be shopping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be shopping. 34. Last summer, I ..... swimming everyday. A) Was. B) Am. C) Will be. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 35. Select the sentence that uses the future progressive verb tense. A) I ate lunch. B) I am eating lunch. C) I will be eating lunch at noon. D) I eat lunch every day.TagsCCSS.L.4.1B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I will be eating lunch at noon. 36. What time ..... to bed? A) Usually do you go. B) Do usually you go. C) Do you usually go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do you usually go. 37. Which sentence uses the present progressive tense correctly?a) I am reading a book.b) She will read a book.c) They read a book yesterday. A) I read a book. B) They read a book yesterday. C) She will read a book. D) I am reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I am reading a book. 38. Identify which verb form the sentence below is written in.I am enjoying this fruit juice; it is very refreshing. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 39. Last summer, she ..... her cousins in Texas. A) Did visit. B) Was visited. C) Visited. D) Visiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visited. 40. Which sentence is NOT in a progressive tense? A) She runs to school. B) She was running to school. C) She is running to school. D) She will be running to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She runs to school. 41. At midnight tonight, we (drive) through the desert. A) Are driving. B) Were driving. C) Will be driving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be driving. 42. Identify the verb phrase in the sentence as past progressive, present progressive, or future progressive verb tense:I am going to Chili's for dinner! A) Past progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present progressive. 43. While my aunt and I was walking, she was told me about oceanography. I were learning so much about the ocean! A) Were, tolding, was. B) Were, telling, was. C) They was, telling, weren't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were, telling, was. 44. George Washington died in 1799. A) Present perfect. B) Past. C) Past perfect. D) Present. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past. 45. He never ..... (work) at the weekends. A) Works. B) Work. C) Doesn't work. D) Is working. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Works. 46. Cole is talking to you. A) Past progressive tense. B) Present progressive tense. C) Future progressive tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present progressive tense. 47. Choose the correct verb that will complete the sentence.Group 3 ..... about agricultural products of Central Luzon at the moment. A) Is reporting. B) Are reporting. C) Was reporting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is reporting. 48. Ben and Scott are walking around the track.What is the present progressive verb? A) Ben and Scott. B) Walking. C) Around. D) Track. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking. 49. "The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."What human characteristic is being given? A) Whistling. B) Hiking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whistling. 50. Choose the PRESENT progressive of "to run." A) Is/are running. B) Was/were running. C) Will be running. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is/are running. 51. What is the future progressive tense of the verb 'write'? A) Will be writing. B) Has been writing. C) Wrote. D) Writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will be writing. 52. He is stepping up to the plate. A) Past progressive tense. B) Present progressive tense. C) Future progressive tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present progressive tense. 53. My brothers ..... their chores when I arrived home. A) Is doing. B) Was doing. C) Were doing. D) Will be doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were doing. 54. The ducks were floating on the surface of pond. 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. 55. Identify which verb form the sentence below is written in.They are playing in the garden at the moment. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 56. What is the present progressive form of 'to play'? A) Am playing, is playing, are playing. B) Will play. C) Was playing. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am playing, is playing, are playing. 57. Which of the following is NOT a past tense form of be? A) Were. B) Is. C) Was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 58. Which of the following sentences uses a progressive verb tense? A) She ate breakfast yesterday. B) She will eat breakfast tomorrow. C) She is eating breakfast right now. D) She eats breakfast every morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is eating breakfast right now. 59. Freddie watching the raccoons play kickball when a ball came toward him. A) Was watching. B) Is watching. C) Were watching. D) Are watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was watching. 60. Please don't talk. I ..... TV. A) Was watching. B) Will be watching. C) Am watching. D) None of the above. 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