This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My sister (go) to school. A) Gone. B) Wentwent. C) Is going. D) Are going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is going. 2. 8-Tom ..... sleeping at the moment. A) Is. B) Was. C) Are. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 3. You are amazing, you know that? A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. 4. Identify the past progressive tense in the sentence:'We were walking to school.' A) Were running. B) Were going. C) Were playing. D) Were walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were walking. 5. We were putting away our clothes ..... she was digging a trench. A) While. B) When. C) At 10am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 6. Choose the correct answer.When I ..... school at 7 o'clock, the sun ..... A) Was starting, was rising. B) Started, rose. C) Was starting, rose. D) Started, was rising. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Started, was rising. 7. What is the correct past progressive tense form of the verb "eat" for the subject "he" ? A) He is eating. B) He ate. C) He had been eating. D) He was eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was eating. 8. The girls ..... to music when I turned off the radio. A) Weren't listening. B) Aren't listening. C) Listen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weren't listening. 9. He is talking care of the patients in the hospital. A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. 10. What is the auxiliary verb used in forming the past progressive tense? A) The auxiliary verb used in forming the past progressive tense is 'was' or 'were'. B) Do. C) Is. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The auxiliary verb used in forming the past progressive tense is 'was' or 'were'. 11. We (not/ tend) ..... the garden at 5 p.m yesterday. A) Weren't tend. B) Wasn't tending. C) Wasn't tended. D) Weren't tending. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weren't tending. 12. Which sentence demonstrates past progressive tense? A) He wrote a letter. B) He was writing a letter. A) He was writing a letter. B) He was writing a letter. C) He will write a letter. D) He is writing a letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was writing a letter. 13. Identify the past progressive tense in the sentence:'We were walking to the park when it started to rain.' A) Were run. B) Were going. C) Were walking. D) Were playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were walking. 14. What is the past progressive form of 'to be'? A) Was being. B) Are being. C) Were being. D) Is being. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was being. 15. The students weren't having a snack when the teacher ..... them. A) Calls. B) Is calling. C) Called. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Called. 16. Fill in the blank with the past progressive:'At 8 PM, I ..... (watch) TV.' A) Was watching. B) Am watching. C) Was watched. D) Watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was watching. 17. ..... they studying when you arrived? A) Were. B) Was. C) Do. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 18. We ..... soccer yesterday at 5. A) Were buying. B) Were starting. C) Were remembering. D) Were playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were playing. 19. They weren't singing ..... we were dancing in the street. A) While. B) When. C) On Saturday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 20. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun (shine) ..... A cool breeze (blow) ..... The birds (sing) ..... A) Shining, blow, singing. B) Was shining, blowing, singing. C) Was shining, was blowing, were singing. D) Was shining, was blowing, singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was shining, was blowing, were singing. 21. Mary was playing the piano, while Michel ..... a book. A) Were reading. B) Was reading. C) Reading. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was reading. 22. He was listening to music while doing his homework. A) He was multitasking. B) He was focused on his studies. C) He was taking a break. D) He was watching a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was multitasking. 23. It is used for a completed action in the past and now is finished A) Past Perfect. B) Past Simple. C) Past Continous. D) Past Perfect Continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Simple. 24. He ..... while the teacher was explaining the new rule. A) Sleeps. B) Slept. C) Was sleeping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was sleeping. 25. While the girls (study), the bell (ring) A) Was studying, rang. B) Were studying, rang. C) Studied, was ringing. D) Studied, were ringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were studying, rang. ← 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