This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Past > Past Progressive Tense With Pictures – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Progressive Tense With Pictures Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The birds ..... in the sky. (fly) A) Were flying. B) Was flying. C) Fly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were flying. 2. Ron ..... his room when he heard a noise. (clean) A) Was cleaning. B) Is cleaning. C) Cleaned. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was cleaning. 3. I was sleepy when I (listen) ..... jazz music this morning. A) Listen. B) Listened. C) Was listening. D) Was listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was listening. 4. The students ..... their assignments. (complete) A) Were completing. B) Was completing. C) Completed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were completing. 5. I was watching TV when you (call) ..... A) Calls. B) Called. C) Were calling. D) Call. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Called. 6. I (water) ..... the flowers at 9 a.m yesterday morning. A) Watered. B) Was watered. C) Water. D) Was watering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was watering. 7. The gardener ..... the lawn. (water) A) Was watering. B) Is watering. C) Water. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was watering. 8. The girl ..... to rock music. (listen) A) Was listening. B) Were listening. C) Listen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was listening. 9. They were eating lunch when they (hear) ..... a scream. A) Hear. B) Heard. C) Was hearing. D) Hears. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heard. 10. The kid ..... television all evening. (watch) A) Was watching. B) Is watching. C) Watched. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was watching. 11. It ..... darker with each passing moment. (get) A) Was getting. B) Is getting. C) Get. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was getting. 12. The word "PROGRESSIVE" or "CONTINUOUS" refers to ..... A) -ed. B) -ing. C) Have. D) To be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) -ing. 13. I ..... studying last week, but now I am. A) Wasn't. B) Weren't. C) Will be. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wasn't. 14. The dogs ..... all night. (bark) A) Was barking. B) Were barking. C) Barked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were barking. 15. ..... he ..... his bicycle yesterday? A) Was | rides. B) Is | ride. C) Were | riding. D) Was | riding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was | riding. 16. Sally (have) ..... a sound sleep when her parents were cleaning the house. A) Have. B) Has. C) Had. D) Was having. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had. 17. We use PAST PROGRESSIVE to talk about ..... A) Progressive actions in the past. B) Progressive actions in the present. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Progressive actions in the past. 18. I ..... a book yesterday. A) Am reading. B) Reading. C) Was reading. D) Will read. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was reading. 19. We (watch) ..... TV when the phone rang. A) Watching. B) Was watching. C) Were watching. D) Watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were watching. 20. I ..... the book you gave me on my birthday. (read) A) Was reading. B) Were reading. C) Read. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was reading. 21. The naughty boy ..... in the class. (talk) A) Was talking. B) Is talking. C) Talk. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was talking. 22. The children ..... hide and seek in the park. (play) A) Were playing. B) Was playing. C) Played. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were playing. 23. My brother was waiting a bus when his friend (pass) ..... in front of him. A) Pass. B) Passes. C) Passed. D) Was passing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passed. 24. They ..... to the movies last night. (go) A) Were going. B) Was going. C) Went. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were going. 25. We ..... when the teacher started the class. A) Wasn't speaking. B) Was not speaking. C) Weren't speaking. D) Were spoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weren't speaking. 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