This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 30 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence correctly uses the past progressive to describe two actions happening at the same time? A) I was reading while my brother was playing video games. B) I read while my brother played video games. C) I am reading while my brother is playing video games. D) I will read while my brother will play video games. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was reading while my brother was playing video games. 2. I (sit) ..... in class right now. I (sit) ..... in class at thisexact same time yesterday. A) Sitting, sitting. B) Am sitting, was sitting. C) Was sit, sit. D) Sits, was sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am sitting, was sitting. 3. Mother and father (work) in Dubai right now. A) Is working. B) Are working. C) Was working. D) Were working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are working. 4. Choose the correct answer.When I ..... my homework, I ..... dinner. A) Finished, cooked. B) Was finishing, cooked. C) Was finishing, was cooking. D) Finished, was cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finished, cooked. 5. Write a past progressive sentence using 'dance'. A) They danced at the concert. B) She is dancing in the rain. C) We will dance tomorrow night. D) They were dancing at the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They were dancing at the party. 6. While she (talk), the students were listening. A) Talked. B) Was talking. C) Were talking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was talking. 7. They were discussing the project when the meeting ended. Formulate this sentence. A) The meeting ended while they were discussing the project. B) The project was discussed after the meeting ended. C) The meeting started while they were discussing the project. D) They ended the meeting while discussing the project. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The meeting ended while they were discussing the project. 8. ..... (watch) TV when I ..... (call) you? A) Were you watching, called. B) Did you watch, called. C) Were watching, was calling. D) Did you watch, was calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were you watching, called. 9. What does the past progressive tense emphasize? A) Actions that continued for a longer time. B) Actions that interrupted another action. C) Completed actions. D) Actions that take place one after another. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Actions that continued for a longer time. 10. Choose the correct past progressive form: "We ..... (walk) to school when it started to rain." A) Were walking. B) Was walking. C) Walking. D) Walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were walking. 11. Which of the following is a correct example of using 'while'? A) I cycled while it was raining. B) I was cycling while it was raining. C) I was cycling when it started to rain. D) I was cycling then it started to rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was cycling while it was raining. 12. Change 'I eat breakfast' to past progressive. A) I was eating breakfast. B) I eat breakfasted. C) I had eaten breakfast. D) I am eating breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was eating breakfast. 13. What is the time tense of the next sentence?"It was not raining." A) Negative form. B) Question form. C) Affirmative form. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative form. 14. We found a wallet ..... we were walking in the park. A) When. B) And. C) While. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) While. 15. As my mom ..... , she ..... to the radio. A) Cooked, is listening. B) Was cooking, listened. C) Cooked, was listening. D) Was cooking, was listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was cooking, was listening. 16. Construct a sentence in the past progressive tense using "the children / build / a sandcastle" . A) The children were building a sandcastle. B) The children build a sandcastle. C) The children are building a sandcastle. D) The children will build a sandcastle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The children were building a sandcastle. 17. If the main verb ends with-e, what should you do to form the past progressive tense? A) Add-ing directly. B) Remove the-e and add-ing. C) Double the last letter and add-ing. D) Change-e to-ed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Remove the-e and add-ing. 18. I ..... running to the field yesterday. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 19. Choose the sentence that has an error. A) We were walking to school. B) They was watching a movie. C) I was reading a book. D) She was listening to music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They was watching a movie. 20. My father ..... (not drive) very fast when the accident ..... (happen). A) Didn't drive, happened. B) Didn't drive, was happening. C) Wasn't driving, was happening. D) Wasn't driving, happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wasn't driving, happened. 21. Create a past progressive sentence using 'swim'. A) I was swimming in the pool. B) I swam in the lake. C) I was swimming at the beach. D) I swim in the pool. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was swimming in the pool. 22. Choose the correct optionI (see) ..... Adam again in the park this morning. He (walk) ..... his dog. A) Saw/was walking. B) Was seeing/ walked. C) Seeing / were walking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saw/was walking. 23. Identify the time expression in the sentence:'While I was walking, it started to rain.' A) While I was walking. B) It started to rain. C) While I was running. D) During my walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While I was walking. 24. The children ..... soccer at 4 p.m. yesterday. A) Were playing. B) Are playing. C) Was playing. D) Is playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing. 25. Differentiate:'I was eating dinner' vs 'I ate dinner'. What is the difference? A) The first is a question, while the second is a statement. B) The first indicates an ongoing action, while the second indicates a completed action. C) Both sentences mean the same thing and can be used interchangeably. D) The first indicates a future action, while the second indicates a past action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first indicates an ongoing action, while the second indicates a completed action. ← 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