This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 33 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The farmers ..... (walk) through the field A) Was walking. B) Were walk. C) Were walking. D) Walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were walking. 2. Yesterday I ..... my Iphone.:'( A) Lose. B) Losted. C) Losed. D) Lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lost. 3. Past Continuous or Progressive shows continuos action in the past.Structure:Subject + was/ were + verb+ingEg. He was spreading rumours about Jake.Negative:Subject+ was not / were not/ wasn't/ weren't + verb+ ingEg. They were not planning to close the factory.Q. Which helping verb is used in past continuous? A) Is/ am/ are. B) Was/ were. C) Has / have. D) Will/ shall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was/ were. 4. When we make negative sentence in future progressive we use not with: A) Will. B) Shall. C) Will be/ shall be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be/ shall be. 5. ..... he ..... (skate)? A) Was/ skating. B) Were/ skating. C) What/ skate. D) Were/ skate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was/ skating. 6. I ..... (make) dinner when she arrived. A) Was making. B) Were making. C) Making. D) Maked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was making. 7. When we make question in future progressive we use will or shall: A) In the beginning of the sentence. B) In the middle of the sentence. C) At the end of the sentence. D) Anywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the beginning of the sentence. 8. Complete the sentenceWhile Alan ..... (work) in his room, they ..... (swim) in the pool. A) Was working/swimmed. B) Worked/were swimming. C) Was working/were swimming. D) Were working/were swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was working/were swimming. 9. Which of the following sentences is past simple.Remember past simple has subject and second form of verb. In case of negative or question it has did and first form of verb. A) Soha is going on a hiking trip. B) Mohamed does not know the meaning of this. C) She has completed her project. D) They did not lie to the teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They did not lie to the teacher. 10. Identify the past progressive/ continuous tense. A) She welcomed the guests in the hotel. B) It has always occured to me that he is not faithful. C) I wasn't trying to act dumb when he was blaming me. D) The chimpanzee climbed the highest branch of the tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I wasn't trying to act dumb when he was blaming me. 11. What are the three types of progressive tenses? A) Past perfect tense, present prefect tense, future perfect tense. B) Past progressive, present progressive, future progressive. C) Past tense, present tense, future tense. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive, present progressive, future progressive. 12. At five o'clock, I will be meeting with the management about my raise. A) Present continuous. B) Past continuous. C) Future continuous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future continuous. 13. Mr Ahmad ..... (cut) the grass the other day when the snake appeared. A) Was cutting. B) Were cutting. C) Cutting. D) Had cut. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was cutting. 14. The students ..... (study) English. A) Was study. B) Was studying. C) Were studying. D) Studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were studying. 15. She ..... television when the lights went out. A) Had watched. B) Were watching. C) Was watched. D) Was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was watching. 16. Form of past continuous/ past progressive A) '' to be " + verb + ing. B) Subject + will not + going to be = be = verb in present participle. C) Subject + was/were + verb + ing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject + was/were + verb + ing. 17. Completing the sentence using the correct form of the verb (simple past or past progressive).While I ..... (study), I suddenly ..... (feel) sleepy. A) Was studying/felt. B) Was studying/was feeling. C) Studied/felt. D) Were studying/was feeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was studying/felt. 18. What is the time tense of the next sentence? "They were playing" . A) Negative form. B) Question form. C) Affirmative form. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affirmative form. 19. Cora, and Atheena ( listen ) ..... to the radio when they heard a strange noise at the kitchen. A) Cora, and Atheena was listening to the radio when they heard a strange noise at the kitchen. B) Cora and Atheena were listening to the radoi when they heard a strange noise at the kitchen. C) Cora and atheena was listening to the radio when they heard a strange noise at the kitchen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cora, and Atheena was listening to the radio when they heard a strange noise at the kitchen. 20. I tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen ) A) Are not listening. B) Was not listening. C) Were not listening. D) Did not listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were not listening. 21. Identify future progressive tense. A) He will continue his job in that firm. B) Will they join us for the party?. C) We will be celebrating his victory soon. D) It will rain today as per the weather cast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We will be celebrating his victory soon. 22. My sisters ..... (not read) books. A) Wasn't reading. B) Was reading. C) Were reading. D) Weren't reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weren't reading. 23. ..... Johan ..... (talk) to you just now? A) Were /talking. B) Was / talk. C) Was / talking. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was / talking. 24. Which of these is a past simple sentence? A) I was a boy then. B) They are playing basket ball. C) He is dragging me into this mess. D) Will you speak for yourself?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was a boy then. 25. While Jim ..... the guitar on the street, someone ..... him a tip. A) Were playing ; give. B) Had played ; was giving. C) Played ; gave. D) Was playing ; gave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was playing ; gave. 26. The teacher told us to stop what we ..... A) Did. B) Were doing. C) Do. D) Was doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were doing. 27. I ..... (go) for a walk when I saw durian started falling down from a tree A) Was going. B) Were going. C) Going. D) Goes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was going. 28. She got very sick while she (travel) oversea. A) Traveled. B) Were traveling. C) Was traveling. D) Travels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was traveling. 29. The PAST PROGRESSIVE is formed by A) To be in the present (am/is/are) + the-ing of the mais verb. B) -ed. C) The auxiliary did +-ing. D) To be in the past (was/were) + the-ing of the main verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To be in the past (was/were) + the-ing of the main verb. 30. Marc ..... (make) pizza while Anthony ..... (watch) him. A) Was making/ was watching. B) Were making/ was watching. C) Was making/ were watching. D) Were making/ were watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was making/ was watching. ← 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