This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I (go) to England last summer. A) Goed. B) Was going. C) Went. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went. 2. Who ..... baking cookies an hour ago? A) Is. B) Was. C) Are. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 3. Sarah was ..... dinner when her brother called. A) Cooking. B) Cooked. C) Cooks. D) To cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cooking. 4. Which of the following sentences correctly uses the past progressive tense to show an interrupted action? A) I was eating dinner when the phone rang. B) I eat dinner when the phone rings. C) I am eating dinner when the phone rings. D) I will eat dinner when the phone rings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was eating dinner when the phone rang. 5. My best friend ..... (wait) when I ..... (arrive) at school. A) Was waiting / arrived. B) Waited / arrived. C) Were waiting / arrived. D) Waited / was arriving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was waiting / arrived. 6. Which of the following sentences is an example of a negative sentence in the past progressive tense? A) Leona was paying attention to her surroundings. B) Joey and Mia were studying when they were home. C) Leona was not paying attention to her surroundings. D) Joey and Mia were studying when they were not home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leona was not paying attention to her surroundings. 7. He was listening to music while doing his homework. True or False? A) He was not doing his homework at all. B) He was watching TV while doing his homework. C) He was listening to music after finishing his homework. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) True. 8. Which example shows an action that was interrupted? A) I spent my holiday in Wales. B) I was cycling when my phone rang. C) I cycled every day. D) I was talking to a farmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was cycling when my phone rang. 9. That kid and his mother ..... (not, stand) alone at the bus stop. A) Was not stand. B) Were not standing. C) Were not standed. D) Were not stand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were not standing. 10. We really ..... (enjoy) the game last Sunday. A) Enjoyed. B) Enjoying. C) Were enjoying. D) Enjoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enjoyed. 11. Which of the following sentences is in the past progressive tense? A) I walked to the store. B) I was walking to the store. C) I will walk to the store. A) I walk to the store. B) I had walked to the store. C) B) I was walking to the store. D) I am walking to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B) I was walking to the store. 12. Nicole ..... her homework when her friend called. A) Done. B) Did. C) Had been done. D) Was doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did. 13. A:I was watching TV when she called. B:When the phone rang, she was writing a letter. C:While we were having the picnic, it started to rain. D:I had a very good time last night with you.Which one above is not a sentence in past progressive form? A) B. B) D. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 14. When the light ..... (go) out I ..... (read) an interesting article. A) Went, read. B) Went, were reading. C) Went, was reading. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went, was reading. 15. .... was doing the test. A) The students. B) A student. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A student. 16. We ..... for the sick children in March. A) Was caring. B) Were caring. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were caring. 17. My siblings ..... a movie while I was cooking. A) Were watching. B) Was watching. C) Are watching. D) Were watchin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were watching. 18. What is the past tense of "catch" ? A) Catched. B) Caught. C) Catching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caught. 19. What is the past progressive form of 'They play soccer'? A) They are playing soccer. B) They were playing soccer. C) They play soccer. D) They played soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were playing soccer. 20. We use past continuos A) For an action that happened in a concrete moment of the past. B) For an action that was happening during a time in the past. C) For an action that will happen in the past. D) Non of the these ones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For an action that was happening during a time in the past. 21. ..... you watching news on TV when the earthquake began? A) Was. B) Is. C) Are. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 22. I ..... my homework when Aris phoned. A) Did. B) Was doing. C) Am doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was doing. 23. You ..... the sunset last night. A) Was watching. B) Were watching. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were watching. 24. Change this sentence to past progressive:I cleaned my room when my mom came home. A) I was cleaning my room when my mom came home. B) I was cleaned my room when my mom came home. C) I cleaning my room when my mom came home. D) I clean my room when my mom came home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was cleaning my room when my mom came home. 25. Why do we say "She wasn't going to her grandmother's house" instead of "She didn't going" ? A) Because progressive tense uses "didn't + verb-ing". B) Because progressive tense uses "was/were + verb-ing". C) Because "didn't going" is shorter. D) Because past progressive and past simple are the same. 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