This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 19 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following best describes the Past Progressive Tense? A) It tells about an action that will happen in the future. B) It tells about an action that was happening at a specific time in the past. C) It tells about an action that happens regularly these days. D) It tells about an action that is still happening at the moment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It tells about an action that was happening at a specific time in the past. 2. All the kids in the class are going on the field trip. A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. 3. Sylvia ..... when she ..... the DVDs. A) Was running / dropped. B) Ran / dropped. C) Was running / was dropping. D) Ran / was dropping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was running / dropped. 4. Which of the following is a signal word for the simple past? A) While. B) When. C) Suddenly. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suddenly. 5. Which route are you taking to the conference this week? A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. 6. Which sentence uses the correct past progressive tense? A) The child were falling asleep while he was waiting for his parents to arrive. B) The child was falling asleep while he was waiting for his parents to arrive. C) The child fell asleep while he were waiting for his parents to arrive. D) The child fell asleep while he was waiting for his parents to arrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The child fell asleep while he was waiting for his parents to arrive. 7. He ..... eating an ice cream. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 8. ..... he hear a lot of music while he was working at the concert hall? A) Did. B) Was. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. 9. Which of the following is the correct structure for a negative sentence in the past progressive tense? A) Subject + To Be + Verb +-ing + Object. B) Subject + To Be + Not + Verb +-ing + Object. C) Subject + Verb +-ing + Not + Object. D) Subject + Not + To Be + Verb +-ing + Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject + To Be + Not + Verb +-ing + Object. 10. Complete the past progressive tense.Didi and friends ..... a good time. (have) A) Was having. B) Had. C) Were having. D) Have had. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were having. 11. Fill in the blank:'He ..... (to study) when I called him.' A) Studied. B) Was studying. C) Is studying. D) Was study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was studying. 12. I was snoring last night, wasn't I? A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. 13. Which of the following sentences uses past progressive? A) I eat breakfast. B) I was eating breakfast. C) I will eat breakfast. A) I am eating breakfast. B) I was eat breakfast. C) B) I was eating breakfast. D) I have eaten breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B) I was eating breakfast. 14. Eshan was drawing a picture of Daiyan. 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. 15. He ..... there when we found him. A) Is sitting. B) Are sitting. C) Was sitting. D) Were sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was sitting. 16. The boys ..... at the playground last Sunday. A) Is playing. B) Are playing. C) Was playing. D) Were playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were playing. 17. Create a sentence in past progressive about your favorite hobby. A) I will paint a landscape tomorrow. B) I painted a landscape last week. C) I am painting a landscape now. D) I was painting a landscape when my friend called. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was painting a landscape when my friend called. 18. They ..... to live in a different house. A) Use. B) Used. C) Uses. D) Are using. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Used. 19. Everyone ..... when the prayer started. A) Pause. B) Paused. C) Was pausing. D) Were pausing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paused. 20. The dogs ..... barking loudly while the mailman was walking by. A) Were. B) Was. C) Are. D) Bark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 21. (she / go) ..... out to dinner when you saw her? A) Did she gone. B) Did she went. C) Were she going. D) Was she going. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was she going. 22. Tina ..... when she fell and hurt her leg. A) Were dancing. B) Was dancing. C) Danced. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was dancing. 23. She was painting her room when I visited her. True or False? A) She was decorating her garden when I visited her. B) She was watching TV when I visited her. C) She was cooking dinner when I visited her. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) True. 24. What ..... for dinner? A) Did you bought. B) Were you buying. C) Did you buy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did you buy. 25. Which of the following is in the past progressive tense? A) She eats breakfast. B) She was eating breakfast. C) She will eat breakfast. D) She has eaten breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was eating breakfast. ← 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