This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the simple past tense.I ..... my mistake (admit) A) Admit. B) Admited. C) Admitted. D) Admits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Admitted. 2. Convert to past progressive:She paints a picture. A) She is painting a picture. B) She was paint a picture. C) She painted a picture. D) She was painting a picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was painting a picture. 3. She ..... to music while she was cleaning the room. A) Listens. B) Were listening. C) Listened. D) Was listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was listening. 4. We use the past simple for ..... A) For an action that started and ended in a concrete moment of the past. B) For all the action in the past. C) None of these options. D) For an action that happened during a long time in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For an action that started and ended in a concrete moment of the past. 5. ..... (adj) At risk of no longer existing. A) Extinction. B) Endanger. C) Endangered. D) Threat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endangered. 6. You ..... all day yesterday. A) Was shopping. B) Were shopping. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were shopping. 7. We ..... waiting for the bus when it started to rain. A) Were. B) Was. C) Is. D) Wait. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 8. He heard a lot of great music ..... he was working at the concert hall. A) While. B) When. C) On Tuesday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 9. Complete the past progressive sentence in the negative form.Cookie, the pug dog, ..... ( not eat) her food . A) Was not eating. B) Were not eating. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was not eating. 10. Convert the sentence 'They watched a movie' to past progressive. A) They were watch a movie. B) They watched movies. C) They were watching a movie. D) They are watching a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were watching a movie. 11. What is the past tense form of "read" (irregular verb)? A) Read. B) Readed. C) Reat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Read. 12. I was reading a book while waiting for the bus. A) Waiting for the bus while reading a magazine. B) Listening to music while waiting for the bus. C) Checking my phone while waiting for the bus. D) Reading a book while waiting for the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reading a book while waiting for the bus. 13. The class has already started since two hours ago. The student (read/was reading) while the professor ..... in the class. A) Was speaking. B) Spoken. C) Is speaking. D) Were speaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was speaking. 14. What is the main narrative form in English for past actions? A) Future Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) Simple Past. D) Present Continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple Past. 15. Convert to past progressive:They dance at the party. A) They are dancing at the party. B) They were dancing at the party. C) They will dance at the party. D) They danced at the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were dancing at the party. 16. The-ing form of a verb is called the ..... form. A) Progressive. B) Present participle. C) Future tense. D) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present participle. 17. When do we use the Past Progressive tense? A) To talk about actions or events that were completed in the past. B) To talk about actions or events that were in progress at a specific time in the past. C) To talk about future events. D) To talk about habitual actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To talk about actions or events that were in progress at a specific time in the past. 18. We were watching a movie when the power went out. A) We paused the movie for a break. B) The screen went black suddenly. C) The lights flickered briefly. D) The power went out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The power went out. 19. Which sentence uses the past progressive tense? A) She painted a picture. B) She was painting a picture. A) She was painting a picture. B) She was painted a picture. C) She will paint a picture. D) She is painting a picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was painting a picture. 20. My sister ..... her homework when the phone rang. A) Is doing. B) Was doing. C) Does. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was doing. 21. Jimmy and I ..... (not go) out because it ..... (rain). A) Didn't go, was raining. B) Wasn't going, rained. C) Didn't go, rained. D) Wasn't going, was raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't go, was raining. 22. I ..... walking to school when a dog bit me. A) Was. B) Were. C) Did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 23. Convert 'They travel to Spain' to past progressive. A) They were traveling to Spain. B) They had traveled to Spain. C) They are traveling to Spain. D) They travel in Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were traveling to Spain. 24. What tense is this phrase:I was eating pizza with my family at 6pm yesterday. A) Present Perfect Tense. B) Past Progressive Tense. C) Simple Past Tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Progressive Tense. 25. She was ..... her keys all morning. A) Looking for. B) Looked for. C) Looks for. D) Look for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Looking for. 26. What is the past progressive form of 'She dances'? A) She was dance. B) She is dancing. C) She danced. D) She was dancing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was dancing. 27. What is the past tense form of "sell" ? A) Sold. B) Selled. C) Selling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sold. 28. What tense is this phrase:Yesterday at 7pm, I was studying while the baby was sleeping A) Simple Past Tense; Past Progressive Tense. B) Past Progressive Tense; Present Perfect Tense. C) Past Progressive Tense; Past Progressive Tense. D) Simple Past Tense; Present Perfect Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Progressive Tense; Past Progressive Tense. 29. It is used to express an action that continues in progress in Past tense A) Past Progressive. B) Past Simple. C) Past Perfect. D) Past TO BE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Progressive. 30. ..... you see Jody's new dog yesterday? A) Are. B) Did. C) Do. D) None of the above. 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