This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Marc ..... (go) home early because it ..... (snow). A) Were going, was snowing. B) Is going, snowed. C) Went, snowed. D) Went, was snowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Went, was snowing. 2. They always ..... in the evening. A) Go swimming. B) Goes swimming. C) Went swimming. D) Were swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go swimming. 3. Identify the past progressive in the sentence:'I was reading when the lights went out.' A) Was read. B) Was reading. C) Was reading out. D) Reading was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was reading. 4. Choose the best affirmative short answer for this yes /no question .Was Peter Piper picking some peppers? A) Yes, he was. B) Yes, he were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, he was. 5. Formulate a sentence in past progressive using 'he' and 'run'. A) He is running. B) He was running. C) He ran. D) He was run. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was running. 6. Which past progressive tense of the verb correctly completes the sentence below? William ..... the prayer when the bell rang. A) Is leading. B) Was leading. C) Were leading. D) Will lead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was leading. 7. Mark was sitting under the sycamore tree ..... Molly was writing a letter. A) While. B) When. C) Last weekend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 8. Why ..... when I came into the room? A) She was crying. B) Was she crying. C) Were she crying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was she crying. 9. Dad ..... A) Was reading the newspapers. B) Were reading the newspapers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was reading the newspapers. 10. What is the main difference between 'I was eating' and 'I ate'? A) 'I was eating' is used for past events only. B) 'I ate' indicates an ongoing action. C) The main difference is that 'I was eating' describes a continuous action, whereas 'I ate' describes a completed action. D) Both phrases mean the same thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The main difference is that 'I was eating' describes a continuous action, whereas 'I ate' describes a completed action. 11. Convert the sentence 'The dog barks' to past progressive. A) The dog is barking. B) The dog barks. C) The dog barked. D) The dog was barking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dog was barking. 12. Garry and I ..... to solve the problem by ourselves, while Mike was calling to tech support. A) Was trying. B) Were trying. C) Tried. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were trying. 13. She ..... when the teacher entered the room. A) Talked. B) Was talking. C) Were talking. D) Talks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was talking. 14. Fatima and Maria are discussing their homework. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Simple present. D) Simple past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 15. Sue and Fran were playing violin ..... Matt was playing guitar. A) While. B) When. C) On Wednesday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 16. I was painting the fence when my friend called. A) The speaker was painting the fence. B) The speaker was painting the house. C) The speaker was calling a friend. D) The speaker was fixing the fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The speaker was painting the fence. 17. She wasn't crying when you came home. A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. 18. Complete the sentence.She ..... her favourite meal yesterday. A) Cooks. B) Cooked. C) Cooking. D) Cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cooked. 19. I was walking to school ..... a dog bit me. A) When. B) While. C) Last Tuesday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When. 20. I was ..... in the park when you called A) Walked. B) Walking. C) Walk. D) Walkined. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walking. 21. Miguel ..... (speak) with Lucia A) Was speaking. B) Were speaking. C) Are speaking. D) Is speaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was speaking. 22. ..... (be) you ..... (listen) while Robert ..... (explain) to the judge? A) Were, listening, were explaining. B) Were, listen, is explaining. C) Were, listening, explained. D) Were, listening, was explaining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were, listening, was explaining. 23. Identify the past progressive tense in the sentence:'They were watching a movie.' A) Watching a movie. B) They were watching. C) Were watching. D) Were watching a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were watching. 24. They ..... the car for the parade. A) Was shining. B) Were shining. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were shining. 25. Which sentence correctly uses the past progressive tense? A) At noon, the volunteers were decorating the grotto already. B) At noon, the volunteers decorate the grotto. C) At noon, the volunteers will decorate the grotto. D) At noon, the volunteers have decorated the grotto. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At noon, the volunteers were decorating the grotto already. ← 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