This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 27 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which verb in past progressive tense correctly completes the sentence below?They ..... as biblical figures during our celebration A) Were dressing up. B) Was dressing up. C) Will dress up. D) Is dressing up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were dressing up. 2. We were having a great time at the concert. Formulate this sentence. A) We left the concert early due to bad weather. B) We enjoyed ourselves immensely at the concert. C) The concert was boring and uneventful. D) We had a terrible time at the concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We enjoyed ourselves immensely at the concert. 3. While my mom ..... (cook), my dad ..... (read) a newspaper. A) Cooks / reads. B) Was cooking / was reading. C) Cooked / read. D) Cooking / reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was cooking / was reading. 4. Cooking / she / arrived / was / I / when A) Was She cooking when I arrived. B) She was cooking when I arrived. C) She cooking was when I arrived. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was cooking when I arrived. 5. Differentiate between past progressive and simple past:Why is 'I was sleeping' different from 'I slept'? A) I was sleeping indicates a future action. B) I slept is used for habitual actions. C) I was sleeping is a question form. D) I was sleeping describes an ongoing action, while I slept describes a completed action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was sleeping describes an ongoing action, while I slept describes a completed action. 6. We were eating dinner ..... a monkey jumped onto the table. A) When. B) While. C) At 3pm. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 7. Which of the following is a time expression for past progressive:'yesterday', 'while', or 'tomorrow'? A) Next month. B) Last week. C) Today. D) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) While. 8. The baby was drinking a bottle when his parents ..... A) Arrived. B) Arrives. C) Is arriving. D) Had been arriving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived. 9. Choose the best answer using a wh word ..... were you crying last night, in the morning or in the night? A) When. B) Where. C) Who. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 10. Form a past progressive sentence using 'play'. A) I was playing. B) I played. C) I am playing. D) I was play. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was playing. 11. Write the-ing form of the verb LIVE. A) Lived. B) Living. C) Live. D) Liveing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Living. 12. The sun set ..... we were having dinner. A) While. B) When. C) At 5 o'clock. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 13. Find a mistake:Mia and Luke was taking photos of the seals at the beach. A) Was. B) Taking. C) Of. D) The seals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 14. Question number 5 A) Were swimming. B) Has swimming. C) Is swimming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were swimming. 15. Choose the correct past progressive form for "she / dance" . A) She was dancing. B) She is dancing. C) She dances. D) She will dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was dancing. 16. Linda ..... the house when she received flowers. A) Wasn't clean. B) Isn't cleaning. C) Wasn't cleaning. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wasn't cleaning. 17. Question number 1 A) Was calling. B) Is calling. C) Were calling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was calling. 18. ..... the teacher ..... when you entered the classroom? A) Was teaching. B) Were teaching. C) Did teach. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was teaching. 19. Everybody (celebrate) when the name of Hidylyn Diaz was called in the Tokyo Olympics. A) Is celebrating. B) Were celebrating. C) Was celebrating. D) Are celebrating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was celebrating. 20. Thomas ..... (have) dinner when his Mother ..... (arrive) home. A) Having, arrived. B) Are having, arriving. C) Is having, arrived. D) Was having, arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was having, arrived. 21. What is the past progressive form of 'I eat'? A) I was eating. B) I am eating. C) I was eat. D) I eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was eating. 22. They were traveling to Paris last summer. A) They traveled to Paris this summer. B) They are traveling to Paris last summer. C) They were visiting Paris last summer. D) They traveled to Paris last summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They traveled to Paris last summer. 23. ..... Patty and Carla run through the house while Kevin and Julie were making a cake? A) Did. B) Was. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. 24. The pupils ..... when the bell ..... A) Wrote / rang. B) Wrote / was ringing. C) Were writing / was ringing. D) Were writing / rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were writing / rang. 25. Read the sentence:I cooked vegetables today.Is this sentence in Past Tense or Past Progressive Tense? A) Past tense. B) Past progressive tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past tense. 26. She ..... a shower at that time. A) Took. B) Takes. C) Was taking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was taking. 27. Terry is driving to the post office, isn't she? A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. 28. Which of the following is the correct past progressive form of the verb "to run" ? A) Runs. B) Was running. C) Runned. D) Running. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was running. 29. If Juan was eating a chocolate bar yesterday, which question could you ask him? A) What were you eating?. B) What you eat yesterday?. C) Were you eats a chocolate bar?. D) Did you were eating chocolate?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What were you eating?. 30. Did Tom's cat started to purr while he was petting it? A) Did. B) Was. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTenses QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Progressive Tense Quiz 1Past Progressive Tense Quiz 2Past Progressive Tense Quiz 3Past Progressive Tense Quiz 4Past Progressive Tense Quiz 5Past Progressive Tense Quiz 6Past Progressive Tense Quiz 7Past Progressive Tense Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books