This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which example illustrates the use of the past progressive? A) I was cycling while it was raining. B) I spent my holiday in Wales. C) I visited the villages on my bike. D) I got up early every morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was cycling while it was raining. 2. You ..... when I asked a question. A) Not talk. B) Was not talking. C) Did not talk. D) Were not talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were not talking. 3. They were waiting for you. A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. 4. How many different uses of past progressive tense that have been presented by the presenters? A) 4. B) 6. C) 5. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 5. ..... (verb) To make a tree fall down. A) Collect. B) Build. C) Shells. D) Cut down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cut down. 6. Xinya was talking to Elyssa and Qi Hui on the phone. A) Simple Past Tense. B) Past Progressive Tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Progressive Tense. 7. They ..... walking on the street yesterday. A) Were. B) Was. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 8. Past progressive or simple past tense?Authorities removed over 5000 artifacts from Tutankhamun's tomb. A) Past progressive. B) Simple past. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple past. 9. ..... they playing with water at 2:30 p.m yesterday?No, they ..... A) Were/ were. B) Were/ was. C) Were/ weren't. D) Was/ wasn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were/ weren't. 10. What is the correct past progressive form of "run" for the subject "they" ? A) They run. B) They are running. C) They were running. D) They will run. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were running. 11. I ..... (read) a book when suddenly I ..... (hear) a noise. A) Read / heard. B) Was reading / was hearing. C) Was reading / heard. D) Read / was hearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was reading / heard. 12. Yesterday, I ..... at a car. A) Am looking. B) Looks. C) Look. D) Looked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Looked. 13. He ..... baseball until four o'clock. A) Wasn't playing. B) Weren't playing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wasn't playing. 14. The bridge ..... (repair) yesterday so the traffic was delayed. A) Was being repaired. B) Was repairing. C) Was repaired. D) Were being repairing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was being repaired. 15. The counselors were surprised that all the Bibles were apps. A) Present progressive tense. B) Past progressive tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive tense. 16. Formulate a sentence using the past progressive tense. A) I am reading a book. B) I was reading a book. C) I will read a book. D) I read a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was reading a book. 17. Tony ..... standing at the bus stop 7pm. A) Wasn't. B) Weren't. C) Didn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wasn't. 18. What was she doing when the phone rang? A) She was reading a book. B) She was cooking dinner. C) She was watching television. D) She was likely engaged in an activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was reading a book. 19. Convert the sentence 'They walked to the park' into past progressive. A) They are walking to the park. B) They were walking to the park. C) They had walked to the park. D) They walked to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were walking to the park. 20. They ..... watching TV when I arrived. A) Was. B) Were. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 21. It ..... until she gained weight. A) Was fitting. B) Were fitting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was fitting. 22. I (rehearse) for my declamation speech when my sister sounded the radio to our favorite music. A) Am rehearsing. B) Is rehearsing. C) Was rehearsing. D) Were rehearsing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was rehearsing. 23. The lion (sleep) soundly when a rat played his tail and accidentally bit it. A) Is sleeping. B) Are sleeping. C) Was sleeping. D) Were sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was sleeping. 24. Which of the following correctly shows the-ing form of the verb win? A) Wining. B) Winning. C) Winingg. D) Winsing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winning. 25. Fill in the blank: "I ..... (read) a book when the phone rang." A) Was read. B) Was reading. C) Were reading. D) Reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was reading. ← 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