This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My friend and I ..... buying a new phone last Monday. A) Are. B) Were. C) Is. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 2. Imagine you are writing a story. Which sentence would you use to describe a background event using the past progressive? A) The rain was falling softly as the children played inside. B) The rain falls softly as the children play inside. C) The rain will fall softly as the children play inside. D) The rain has fallen softly as the children played inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rain was falling softly as the children played inside. 3. Susie was watching a film when she ..... the noise. A) Hearing. B) Was hearing. C) Heard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heard. 4. He was writing an e-mail when the phone rang. A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. 5. ..... a bird steal Harry's hat when he was helping his grandmother? A) Did. B) Was. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. 6. One of the men ..... the store while his friend ..... outside. A) Robbed / watched. B) Robbed / was watching. C) Was robbing / watched. D) Was robbing / was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was robbing / was watching. 7. What is an example of a completed action in the simple past? A) I spent my holiday in Wales. B) I have finished my homework. C) I was reading a book. D) I was watching TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I spent my holiday in Wales. 8. Jane ..... me last week. A) Visit. B) Visits. C) Visited. D) Is visiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visited. 9. I ..... my homework in the living room. A) Am doing. B) Is doing. C) Was doing. D) Were doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am doing. 10. What is the negative form of the past progressive tense? A) Was/were not + verb+ing. B) Is not + verb+ing. C) Was/were + verb. D) Had not + verb+ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was/were not + verb+ing. 11. Given the sentence: "The students were laughing when the teacher entered the room." What does the use of the past progressive tense suggest about the action? A) The action was completed before the teacher entered. B) The action was happening at the same time the teacher entered. C) The action will happen after the teacher enters. D) The action never happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The action was happening at the same time the teacher entered. 12. Rayan and Hanlin were hiding behind the door. 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. 13. What is the present participle of the verb "work" ? A) Worked. B) Working. C) Works. D) Workable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Working. 14. They ..... when their friends showed up. A) Are swimming. B) Was swimming. C) Were swimming. D) Have been swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were swimming. 15. We ..... on the rocks by the river. A) Were sitting. B) Was sitting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were sitting. 16. As I ..... school, I ..... on a banana peel. A) Left / slipped. B) Was leaving / slipped. C) Was leaving / was slipping. D) Were leaving / slipped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was leaving / slipped. 17. Were you writing the report when the electricity went off? A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. 18. Billy ..... ice cream yesterday. A) Ate. B) Eat. C) Was. D) Eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ate. 19. What happened while they were chatting? A) The rain stopped. B) The storm started. C) The sun came out. D) They went home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The storm started. 20. Was she ..... to the party when you saw her? A) Driving. B) Drove. C) Drives. D) Driven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Driving. 21. I (not) ..... the floor this morning. A) Was mopping. B) Were mopping. C) Was not mopping. D) Were not mopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was not mopping. 22. I'm hoping that the medical team will be able to make a cure. A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. 23. ..... (Mark/win) the golf competition? A) Did Mark win. B) Was Mark winning. C) Win Mark. D) Is Mark win. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did Mark win. 24. Identify the context where past progressive is used:'I was cooking dinner when the lights went out.' A) The context indicates a future plan or intention. B) The context is a completed action before another event. C) The context describes a habitual action. D) The context is an ongoing action interrupted by another event. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The context is an ongoing action interrupted by another event. 25. Which sentence uses the past progressive tense? A) I walked to the store. B) I was walking to the store. A) I walk to the store. B) B) I was walking to the store. C) I had walked to the store. D) I am walking to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) I was walking to the store. ← 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