This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 39 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify past continuous/ progressive tense. A) It was a pleasure to meet your parents. B) I was preparing my lesson all the evening. C) She decided to leave the town to live with her parents. D) They had always been there whenever I needed them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was preparing my lesson all the evening. 2. She ..... (listen) to music. A) Were listening. B) Was listening. C) Was listen. D) Were listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was listening. 3. We ..... (watch) a movie at the cinema yesterday when our house was burgled A) Was watch. B) Did watching. C) Was watching. D) Were watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were watching. 4. Lela ..... (paint) the house A) Was painting. B) Painting. C) Were painting. D) Was paint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was painting. 5. I ..... (listen) to my music, so I didn't hear the phone ring. A) Was listening. B) Were listening. C) Listening. D) Listened. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was listening. 6. In negative future progressive we place 'not': A) Before will be. B) After will be or shall be. C) Between will and be or shall and be. D) Anywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between will and be or shall and be. 7. While we were doing our test, the teacher ..... asleep. A) Fall. B) Fell. C) Falled. D) Had falled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fell. 8. Identify the sentence that is in past progressive or continuos tense. A) They had all the things required to start a new shop. B) We are always positive about the market trends in our area. C) She was thinking about new options to start a business. D) She loves to hike and ski. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was thinking about new options to start a business. 9. Identify the future progressive. A) She will cover for me in my absence. B) By 2050, we will be experiencing highest level of super artificial intelligence. C) They will produce a large amount of goods for export. D) The government will not allow any trade without licensing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By 2050, we will be experiencing highest level of super artificial intelligence. 10. Identify past progressive tense. A) Were you telling me the truth yesterday?. B) Have you noticed the drastic change in his attitude?. C) It is never going to be the same again between us. D) Did you bring all those chocolates for Sam?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were you telling me the truth yesterday?. 11. The farmers ..... (walk) through the field A) Was walking. B) Were walk. C) Were walking. D) Walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were walking. 12. Yesterday I ..... my Iphone.:'( A) Lose. B) Losted. C) Losed. D) Lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lost. 13. Past Continuous or Progressive shows continuos action in the past.Structure:Subject + was/ were + verb+ingEg. He was spreading rumours about Jake.Negative:Subject+ was not / were not/ wasn't/ weren't + verb+ ingEg. They were not planning to close the factory.Q. Which helping verb is used in past continuous? A) Is/ am/ are. B) Was/ were. C) Has / have. D) Will/ shall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was/ were. 14. When we make negative sentence in future progressive we use not with: A) Will. B) Shall. C) Will be/ shall be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be/ shall be. 15. ..... he ..... (skate)? A) Was/ skating. B) Were/ skating. C) What/ skate. D) Were/ skate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was/ skating. 16. I ..... (make) dinner when she arrived. A) Was making. B) Were making. C) Making. D) Maked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was making. 17. When we make question in future progressive we use will or shall: A) In the beginning of the sentence. B) In the middle of the sentence. C) At the end of the sentence. D) Anywhere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the beginning of the sentence. 18. Complete the sentenceWhile Alan ..... (work) in his room, they ..... (swim) in the pool. A) Was working/swimmed. B) Worked/were swimming. C) Was working/were swimming. D) Were working/were swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was working/were swimming. 19. Which of the following sentences is past simple.Remember past simple has subject and second form of verb. In case of negative or question it has did and first form of verb. A) Soha is going on a hiking trip. B) Mohamed does not know the meaning of this. C) She has completed her project. D) They did not lie to the teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They did not lie to the teacher. 20. Identify the past progressive/ continuous tense. A) She welcomed the guests in the hotel. B) It has always occured to me that he is not faithful. C) I wasn't trying to act dumb when he was blaming me. D) The chimpanzee climbed the highest branch of the tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I wasn't trying to act dumb when he was blaming me. 21. What are the three types of progressive tenses? A) Past perfect tense, present prefect tense, future perfect tense. B) Past progressive, present progressive, future progressive. C) Past tense, present tense, future tense. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive, present progressive, future progressive. 22. At five o'clock, I will be meeting with the management about my raise. A) Present continuous. B) Past continuous. C) Future continuous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future continuous. 23. Mr Ahmad ..... (cut) the grass the other day when the snake appeared. A) Was cutting. B) Were cutting. C) Cutting. D) Had cut. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was cutting. 24. The students ..... (study) English. A) Was study. B) Was studying. C) Were studying. D) Studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were studying. 25. She ..... television when the lights went out. A) Had watched. B) Were watching. C) Was watched. D) Was watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was watching. ← 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