This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 28 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I ..... (study) history when my friends ..... (come) around. A) Studied / came. B) Was studying / came. C) Was coming / came. D) Studied / were coming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was studying / came. 2. ..... Mia surfing the internet at 7 p.m yesterday? Yes, she ..... A) Was/ was. B) Was/ wasn't. C) Were/ were. D) Were/ wasn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was/ was. 3. Today she fixes the chair. Yesterday, she ..... the table. A) Will fix. B) Fixed. C) Fix. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fixed. 4. The teacher ..... her while she ..... during the test. A) Caught / was cheating. B) Caught / cheated. C) Was catching / was cheating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caught / was cheating. 5. Choose the correct past progressive sentence using "to write" and "I" . A) I was writing a letter. B) I am writing a letter. C) I write a letter. D) I will write a letter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was writing a letter. 6. Choose the best answer using a wh word ..... was studying in the living room? A) Who. B) Why. C) When. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 7. What ..... you ..... at 9 p.m. last night? A) Was / do. B) Were / doing. C) Were / did. D) Are / doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were / doing. 8. Ailee's parents ..... (clean) the house while she ..... (have) a deep sleep. A) Were cleaned, was having. B) Were cleaning, had. C) Were cleaning, was having. D) Were cleaning, having. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were cleaning, was having. 9. He ..... a lot of great music while he was working at the concert hall. A) Heard. B) Didn't heard. C) Hearing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heard. 10. Patty and Carla ran through the house ..... Kevin and Julie were making a cake. A) While. B) When. C) On Friday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 11. Correct the error:'He were eating dinner at 6 PM.' A) He were having dinner at 6 PM. B) He was eat dinner at 6 PM. C) He was eating dinner at 6 PM. D) He is eating dinner at 6 PM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was eating dinner at 6 PM. 12. My parents ..... watching a movie when I got home. A) Were. B) Was. C) Are. D) Watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 13. The baby ..... at ten p.m. last night. A) Cry. B) Cries. C) Was crying. D) Were crying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was crying. 14. Convert 'He studies for his exams' into past progressive. A) He is studying for his exams. B) He was studying for his exams. C) He studied for his exams. D) He studies for his exams. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was studying for his exams. 15. I ..... homework at 10 p.m. yesterday. A) Was do. B) Was doing. C) Was done. D) Were doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was doing. 16. How many different uses of past progressive tense have been presented by the presenters? A) 1. B) 5. C) 7. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5. 17. While I was waiting for the bus it suddenly ..... to rain. A) Begin. B) Beginned. C) Began. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Began. 18. Margeret and Betty ..... dinner last night when I arrived home. A) Are cooking. B) Was cooking. C) Were cooking. D) Cooked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were cooking. 19. What is the correct structure for forming the Past Progressive Tense? A) Have/has + past participle. B) Will + base form of the verb. C) Was/were +-ing form of the verb. D) Had + base form of the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was/were +-ing form of the verb. 20. Identify the past progressive in the sentence:'She was reading a book when I called.' A) Was calling. B) She was reading. C) Was reading. D) Reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was reading. 21. We ..... our books when he came home. A) Is reading. B) Are reading. C) Was reading. D) Were reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were reading. 22. Recognize the past progressive in this sentence:'While he was studying, his friends were playing outside.' A) Was studying, were playing. B) Was studying, is playing. C) Were studying, was playing. D) Was playing, were studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was studying, were playing. 23. While John (sleep) ..... last night, someone stole his car. A) Slept. B) Were sleeping. C) Was sleeping. D) Is sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was sleeping. 24. Patrick ..... (copy) his homework when the teacher ..... (come) into the classroom. A) Copied, came. B) Was copying, came. C) Was copying, was coming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was copying, came. 25. The children are attending a summer church camp. 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. ← 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