This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 27 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What ..... you ..... when I called you last night? A) Are / doing. B) Were / doing. C) Was / do. D) Did / do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were / doing. 2. I was sleeping when you came home last night. A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. 3. While she was crying, he held her hand. A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. 4. Identify the sentence with past progressive tense:A) I ran in the park. B) I was running in the park. A) I was running in the park. B) I am running in the park. C) I will run in the park. D) I was running in the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was running in the park. 5. What is the structure of an affirmative sentence in the past progressive tense? A) SUBJECT + TO BE + VERB +-ED + OBJECT. B) SUBJECT + TO BE + VERB +-ING + OBJECT. C) SUBJECT + TO HAVE + VERB +-ING + OBJECT. D) SUBJECT + TO BE + VERB +-S + OBJECT. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SUBJECT + TO BE + VERB +-ING + OBJECT. 6. They were traveling to Paris when they lost their luggage. Formulate this sentence. A) While traveling to Paris, they lost their luggage. B) They were in Paris when they lost their luggage. C) They lost their luggage while traveling to London. D) While they were traveling, their luggage was lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While traveling to Paris, they lost their luggage. 7. In the sentence "She was making a noise in the kitchen, " which part shows the continuous aspect? A) She. B) Was. C) Making. D) Kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making. 8. Ben ..... us while we ..... football in the yard. A) Seed / were playing. B) Saw / was playing. C) Was seeing / were playing. D) Saw / were playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saw / were playing. 9. How do you form the past progressive tense? A) Was/were + verb + past. B) Is/are + verb + ing. C) Has/have + verb + ing. D) Was/were + verb + ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was/were + verb + ing. 10. I ..... to school yesterday A) Walk. B) Walking. C) Walks. D) Walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Walked. 11. The caterers are serving lunch. A) Present progressive tense. B) Past progressive tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive tense. 12. We ..... playing ball when I saw Tom. A) Were. B) Was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 13. Tom's cat ..... to purr while he was petting it. A) Started. B) Start. C) Starting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Started. 14. Arthur and Merlin ..... for the sword Excalibur a long time ago. A) Were looking. B) Was looking. C) Are looking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were looking. 15. They ..... their minds about which movie to watch. A) Were swimming. B) Were starting. C) Were changing. D) Were trying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were changing. 16. The baby ..... when the mother arrived home. A) Cries. B) Is crying. C) Was crying. D) Were crying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was crying. 17. What ..... you ..... at 9 p.m. yesterday? A) Are / doing. B) Were / doing. C) Was / doing. D) Did / do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were / doing. 18. They ..... playing soccer all afternoon. A) Were. B) Was. C) Are. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 19. While we ..... in the park, Mary fell over. A) Ran. B) Were running. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were running. 20. The kids ..... (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain. A) Played. B) Were playing. C) Playing. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were playing. 21. Why is the past progressive tense used in the sentence "People were drinking hot chocolate" ? A) To describe a completed action in the past. B) To describe an action in progress in the past. C) To describe a future plan. D) To describe a habitual action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To describe an action in progress in the past. 22. What is the correct way to form the past progressive tense for a plural subject? A) Was +-ed form of the verb. B) Were +-ing form of the verb. C) Is +-ing form of the verb. D) Are +-ed form of the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were +-ing form of the verb. 23. Choose the correct past progressive sentence for the following situation: "Tom started his homework at 6 PM. At 7 PM, he was still doing it." A) Tom was doing his homework at 7 PM. B) Tom did his homework at 7 PM. C) Tom does his homework at 7 PM. D) Tom will do his homework at 7 PM. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tom was doing his homework at 7 PM. 24. What ..... Adam and Helen ..... when you broke the glass? A) Are / doing. B) Was / doing. C) Were / doing. D) Did / did. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were / doing. 25. What is the auxiliary verb used in the past progressive tense? A) Is. B) Are. C) Was/were. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was/were. ← 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