This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You are giving me a headache. A) PAST PROGRESSIVE. B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRESENT PROGRESSIVE. 2. I was speaking with Meeka ..... the dogs were pulling the sled. A) While. B) When. C) Last Monday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 3. Create a question using the past progressive tense. A) What is your favorite color?. B) What were you doing yesterday at 3 PM?. C) How do you feel about the weather?. D) Where did you go last summer?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What were you doing yesterday at 3 PM?. 4. He ..... (call) me while I ..... (work). A) Was calling, was working. B) Was calling, am working. C) Called, was working. D) Was calling, worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was calling, was working. 5. Bryan was ..... an ice cream. A) Eating. B) Drinking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating. 6. My mother and I were talking on the phone. A) Present progressive. B) Simple present tense. C) Past progressive. D) Simple past. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past progressive. 7. We are thinking of returning next year. 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. 8. I ..... the food when the guests ..... A) Was still preparing / were arriving. B) Was still preparing / arrived. C) Still prepared / were arriving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was still preparing / arrived. 9. Mark ..... sitting under the sycamore tree while Molly was writing a letter. A) Was. B) Were. C) Did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 10. Formulate a sentence using the past progressive tense about your last vacation. A) I was enjoying the beach during my last vacation. B) I am enjoying the beach during my last vacation. C) I will enjoy the beach during my last vacation. D) I enjoyed the beach during my last vacation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I was enjoying the beach during my last vacation. 11. Huei Xin saw Bhargavi at the pool. 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. 12. While Tom and Mary (talk), the cars ( crash) into one another. A) Was talking, crashed. B) Were talking, crashed. C) Talked, was crashing. D) Talked, were crashing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were talking, crashed. 13. Identify the past progressive tense in the sentence:'They were playing soccer.' A) Were playing. B) Were playing soccer. C) Playing soccer. D) They were soccer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing. 14. What tense is this phrase:I have lived in Montreal since 2017. A) Present Perfect Tense. B) Past Progressive Tense. C) Simple Past Tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present Perfect Tense. 15. What were you doing at 8 PM last night? (Use past progressive in your answer) A) I was cooking dinner. B) I was watching a movie. C) I was reading a book. D) I was playing video games. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I was reading a book. 16. Polly met a lot people ..... she was living in Munich. A) While. B) When. C) Last Sunday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While. 17. What were you wearing at the party last week? A) A black suit with a white shirt and tie. B) A blue dress with black heels and silver jewelry. C) A red shirt with blue jeans and sneakers. D) A green skirt with sandals and a t-shirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A blue dress with black heels and silver jewelry. 18. Which sentence is in simple past tense? A) The tomb of Tutankhamun was hidden for over 2000 years. B) The royal seal revealed it was an important find. C) Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon were celebrating the find. D) The water boy was following orders from Howard Carter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The royal seal revealed it was an important find. 19. I was swimming in the lake when I ..... a monster. A) Saw. B) Was seeing. C) See. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saw. 20. Which sentence shows the correct use of past progressive for "they" ? A) They is playing. B) They were playing. C) They are playing. D) They was playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were playing. 21. The teachers ..... sitting on the chair in the library. A) Were. B) Was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 22. I ..... speaking with Meeka while the dogs were pulling the sled. A) Was. B) Were. C) Did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 23. Create a question in past progressive tense using 'you'. A) Were you studying?. B) Are you studying?. C) Did you study?. D) You were studying?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were you studying?. 24. Which sentence correctly uses the past progressive tense to describe two actions happening at the same time? A) I was reading while she cooked. B) I read while she was cooking. C) I was reading while she was cooking. D) I read while she cooked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I was reading while she was cooking. 25. Ryan ..... sleeping when his dad came. A) Were. B) Was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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