This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 31 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is NOT a correct contracted form of the auxiliary "to be" in the past progressive tense? A) You weren't talking. B) He/She/It wasn't talking. C) We weren't talking. D) They wasn't talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They wasn't talking. 2. The leader of the group (check) all the checklist right now. A) Is checking. B) Are checking. C) Was checking. D) Were checking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is checking. 3. Miranda ..... (drive) to work when she ..... (see) the accident. A) Is driving, saw. B) Are driving, saw. C) Was driving, saw. D) Were driving, saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was driving, saw. 4. Choose the best answer using a wh word ..... was he cooking dinner so early? Was it because it was my birthday? A) Why. B) Who. C) What. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Why. 5. They were playing soccer while it was raining. A) They were playing in the rain. B) They were watching soccer. C) They were playing soccer. D) They were playing basketball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were playing soccer. 6. Everyone ..... carefully while the teacher ..... a new topic. A) Were listening / was explaining. B) Was listening / explained. C) Was listening / was explaining. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was listening / was explaining. 7. Steve ..... (to jog) when the rain ..... (to start). A) Jogged, started. B) Was jogging, was starting. C) Was jogging, started. D) Had jogged, was starting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was jogging, started. 8. Change 'You finish your homework' to past progressive. A) You finish your homework yesterday. B) You are finishing your homework. C) You were finishing your homework. D) You had finished your homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You were finishing your homework. 9. Amy ..... water at 2 p.m. last night. A) Drank. B) Drinks. C) Was drinking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was drinking. 10. (listen / you) to the radio while you were studying? A) Were you listening. B) Did you listen. C) Was you listening. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were you listening. 11. ..... Polly met a lot people while she was living in Munich? A) Did. B) Was. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. 12. Mary was playing the piano while Susie ..... A) Sang. B) Is singing. C) Was singing. D) Were singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was singing. 13. Choose the correct answer.While I ..... to YouTube songs, the telephone ..... A) Listened, rang. B) Was listening, rang. C) Listened, was ringing. D) Was listening, was ringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was listening, rang. 14. ..... Ana doing her homework last time? A) Are. B) Is. C) Were. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 15. She ..... the coffee when she woke up. A) Was smelling. B) Were smelling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was smelling. 16. Which uses the a past progressive tense correctly? A) The class was ongoing when they heard the fire alarm. B) The class were ongoing when they heard the fire alarm. C) The class was ongoing when they was hearing the fire alarm. D) The class was ongoing when they were hearing the fire alarm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The class was ongoing when they heard the fire alarm. 17. Change the sentence 'I walked to the store' to past progressive. A) I walk to the store. B) I had walked to the store. C) I will walk to the store. D) I was walking to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was walking to the store. 18. Dongze and Dongrun ran to hug their mother. A) Simple Past Tense. B) Past Progressive Tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Past Tense. 19. Speak $\longrightarrow$ A) Spoke. B) Speaing. C) Speaking. D) Speakking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaking. 20. Suzy ..... her homework while her friend ..... dinner. A) Was doing / was making. B) Did / made. C) Was doing / made. D) Did / was making. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was doing / was making. 21. What time expressions are commonly used with the past progressive tense? A) Common time expressions that accompany the past progressive tense include 'at that moment', 'while', 'when', and 'during'. B) Every day. C) Last week. D) In the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Common time expressions that accompany the past progressive tense include 'at that moment', 'while', 'when', and 'during'. 22. She was cooking dinner while he was setting the table. True or False? A) She was setting the table while he was cooking dinner. B) They were both cooking dinner together. C) False. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) True. 23. Which of the following sentences is an example of an information question in the past progressive tense? A) Were you playing outside during the storm?. B) Was Phil working when you saw him?. C) What were you doing when you saw her?. D) I was sleeping while you were dusting the shelves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What were you doing when you saw her?. 24. Convert to past progressive:I study for my exams. A) I will study for my exams. B) I am studying for my exams. C) I studied for my exams. D) I was studying for my exams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was studying for my exams. 25. She ..... (reads a book while waiting for the bus. A) Was reading. B) Were reading. C) Were read. D) Was read. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was reading. 26. What were you thinking about during the lecture? A) I was thinking about applying the concepts to real-life situations. B) I was thinking about what to have for lunch. C) I was daydreaming about my vacation plans. D) I was wondering if I left the oven on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was thinking about applying the concepts to real-life situations. 27. Which uses the correct past progressive tense? A) The group was waiting under the shed while the rain was pouring. B) The group were waiting under the shed while the rain was pouring. C) The group waited under the shed while the rain was pouring. D) The group waited under the shed while the rain were pouring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The group waited under the shed while the rain was pouring. 28. What are they doing RIGHT NOW?My grandfather and grandmother ..... the yard. A) Am sweeping. B) Is sweeping. C) Are sweeping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are sweeping. 29. Tom was wrapping the gift when I walked in the room. A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. 30. Jennifer wasn't trying very hard, was she? A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. ← 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