This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 33 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the past progressive form of 'I eat'? A) I was eating. B) I am eating. C) I was eat. D) I eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was eating. 2. They were traveling to Paris last summer. A) They traveled to Paris this summer. B) They are traveling to Paris last summer. C) They were visiting Paris last summer. D) They traveled to Paris last summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They traveled to Paris last summer. 3. ..... Patty and Carla run through the house while Kevin and Julie were making a cake? A) Did. B) Was. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. 4. The pupils ..... when the bell ..... A) Wrote / rang. B) Wrote / was ringing. C) Were writing / was ringing. D) Were writing / rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were writing / rang. 5. Read the sentence:I cooked vegetables today.Is this sentence in Past Tense or Past Progressive Tense? A) Past tense. B) Past progressive tense. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past tense. 6. She ..... a shower at that time. A) Took. B) Takes. C) Was taking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was taking. 7. Terry is driving to the post office, isn't she? A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. 8. Which of the following is the correct past progressive form of the verb "to run" ? A) Runs. B) Was running. C) Runned. D) Running. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was running. 9. If Juan was eating a chocolate bar yesterday, which question could you ask him? A) What were you eating?. B) What you eat yesterday?. C) Were you eats a chocolate bar?. D) Did you were eating chocolate?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What were you eating?. 10. Did Tom's cat started to purr while he was petting it? A) Did. B) Was. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. 11. Complete the simple past tense.I ..... my mistake (admit) A) Admit. B) Admited. C) Admitted. D) Admits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Admitted. 12. Convert to past progressive:She paints a picture. A) She is painting a picture. B) She was paint a picture. C) She painted a picture. D) She was painting a picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was painting a picture. 13. She ..... to music while she was cleaning the room. A) Listens. B) Were listening. C) Listened. D) Was listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was listening. 14. We use the past simple for ..... A) For an action that started and ended in a concrete moment of the past. B) For all the action in the past. C) None of these options. D) For an action that happened during a long time in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For an action that started and ended in a concrete moment of the past. 15. ..... (adj) At risk of no longer existing. A) Extinction. B) Endanger. C) Endangered. D) Threat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endangered. 16. You ..... all day yesterday. A) Was shopping. B) Were shopping. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were shopping. 17. We ..... waiting for the bus when it started to rain. A) Were. B) Was. C) Is. D) Wait. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 18. He heard a lot of great music ..... he was working at the concert hall. A) While. B) When. C) On Tuesday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 19. Complete the past progressive sentence in the negative form.Cookie, the pug dog, ..... ( not eat) her food . A) Was not eating. B) Were not eating. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was not eating. 20. Convert the sentence 'They watched a movie' to past progressive. A) They were watch a movie. B) They watched movies. C) They were watching a movie. D) They are watching a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were watching a movie. 21. What is the past tense form of "read" (irregular verb)? A) Read. B) Readed. C) Reat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Read. 22. I was reading a book while waiting for the bus. A) Waiting for the bus while reading a magazine. B) Listening to music while waiting for the bus. C) Checking my phone while waiting for the bus. D) Reading a book while waiting for the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reading a book while waiting for the bus. 23. The class has already started since two hours ago. The student (read/was reading) while the professor ..... in the class. A) Was speaking. B) Spoken. C) Is speaking. D) Were speaking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was speaking. 24. What is the main narrative form in English for past actions? A) Future Simple. B) Past Progressive. C) Simple Past. D) Present Continuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simple Past. 25. Convert to past progressive:They dance at the party. A) They are dancing at the party. B) They were dancing at the party. C) They will dance at the party. D) They danced at the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were dancing at the party. ← 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