This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 31 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I was studying for the test when you ..... A) Call. B) Called. C) Was calling. D) Were calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Called. 2. ..... (noun) people often use these to help fruit and vegetables grow. A) Garbage. B) Shells. C) Chemicals. D) Animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chemicals. 3. Form a past progressive sentence using the verb 'to play'. A) I am playing. B) I play. C) I was played. D) I was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was playing. 4. I ..... (not / pay) attention during the movie. A) Didn't paying. B) Wasn't paying. C) Weren't paying. D) Not was paying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wasn't paying. 5. What words do we use to connect actions in the Past Progressive and Simple Past tenses? A) Before and After. B) While and When. C) Since and Until. D) If and Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) While and When. 6. When the cat ..... (break) the vase yesterday, we ..... (watch) TV. A) Was breaking, was watching. B) Broke, were watching. C) Breaked, were watching. D) Broke, are watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Broke, were watching. 7. Somebody ..... to shoot the president while he ..... near his car. A) Was trying / stood. B) Tried / stood. C) Tried / was standing. D) Was trying / was standing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tried / was standing. 8. A shark ..... (attack) them while they ..... (swim) back to the beach. A) Attacked, swam. B) Attacked, were swimming. C) Was attacking, were swimming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attacked, were swimming. 9. The children ..... in the pool when it started to rain. A) Were swimming. B) Were coming. C) Were starting. D) Were saying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were swimming. 10. Which of the following verbs is not generally used in the progressive form? A) Have. B) Play. C) Eat. D) Run. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 11. He ..... running along street this morning. A) Was. B) Were. C) Am. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 12. Convert to past progressive:The children play outside. A) The children are playing outside. B) The children played outside. C) The children were playing outside. D) The children was playing outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The children were playing outside. 13. Identify the error in this sentence:'They was watching a movie when the power went out.' A) They is watching a movie when the power went out. B) They are watching a movie when the power went out. C) They were watching a movie when the power went out. D) They were watch a movie when the power went out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were watching a movie when the power went out. 14. How do you form the past progressive tense for regular verbs? A) . B) By adding-ed to the base form of the verb. C) By adding-s to the base form of the verb. D) By adding-ing to the base form of the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 15. My brother (write) a novel. A) Is writing. B) Wrote. C) Writes. D) Are writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is writing. 16. The past of bring A) Broght. B) Brought. C) Bringed. D) Buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brought. 17. They ..... pizza yesterday. A) Eat. B) Ate. C) Eats. D) Eated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ate. 18. Use past progressive in a sentence about a time you were traveling. A) I was traveling through Italy when I lost my wallet. B) I am traveling to Japan next month. C) I traveled to France last summer. D) I will travel to Spain next year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was traveling through Italy when I lost my wallet. 19. What ..... you and your brother doing then? A) Do. B) Did. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 20. I'm buying tickets for everyone. A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. 21. I ..... a lot during the summer. A) Was swimming. B) Were swimming. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was swimming. 22. Form a past progressive sentence with 'cook'. A) I was baking. B) I was cooking. C) I am cooking. D) I cooked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was cooking. 23. Anish helped Maisarah to sweep the floor. A) Simple Past Tense. B) Past Progressive Tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple Past Tense. 24. Convert the sentence 'She reads a book' to past progressive. A) She read a book. B) She was reading a book. C) She was read a book. D) She is reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was reading a book. 25. Identify the sentence in past progressive tense:A) The sun shines brightly. B) The sun was shining brightly. A) The sun shines brightly. B) The sun will shine brightly. C) The sun has been shining brightly. D) The sun was shining brightly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sun was shining brightly. ← 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