This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Progressive Aspect – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Progressive Aspect Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All of the balloons were popping! A) Future Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Past Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Progressive. 2. What does the term 'conjugating' refer to? A) Changing the subject of a sentence. B) Changing verbs into different tenses. C) Using verbs in passive voice. D) Creating new verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Changing verbs into different tenses. 3. Which of the following sentences is an example of the simple aspect? A) I am running. B) I will be running. C) I was running. D) I run. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I run. 4. Fill in the blank with the correct verb form:They ..... dinner at the moment. A) Has. B) Had. C) Have. D) Are having. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are having. 5. The jet was speeding across the sky. A) Future Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Past Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Progressive. 6. What is the effect of using the progressive aspect in storytelling? A) To describe a habitual action. B) To express a future intention. C) To show something is ongoing. D) To indicate a completed action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To show something is ongoing. 7. It is raining in Seattle right now! A) Future Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Past Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present Progressive. 8. Which of the following sentences illustrates the perfect aspect? A) I have walked. B) I was walking. C) I am walking. D) I will be walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have walked. 9. Which of the following is an example of a past progressive verb? a) He is reading b) They were dancing c) We will sing A) He is reading. B) We will sing. C) They were dancing. D) She has eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were dancing. 10. We will be joining the new international competition next year. A) Future progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Past progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Future progressive. 11. Select the appropriate verb form:My parents ..... in the living room. A) Am. B) Were. C) Are. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are. 12. My hot chocolate was steaming! A) Future Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Past Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Past Progressive. 13. What is the structure of the perfect progressive aspect in the present tense? A) Will + have + verb-ing. B) Had + been + verb-ing. C) Have + been + verb-ing. D) Has + been + verb-ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have + been + verb-ing. 14. Which of the following sentences correctly uses the perfect progressive aspect? A) She studies for three hours. B) She had studied for three hours. C) She will study for three hours. D) She has been studying for three hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She has been studying for three hours. 15. Choose the correct future progressive form of the verb 'work'. a) I am working b) She will work c) They will be working A) They will work. B) She will work. C) They will be working. D) I am working. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They will be working. 16. The teacher ..... all of the chairs with new ones. (past progressive). A) Is replacing. B) Am replacing. C) Was replacing. D) Were replacing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was replacing. 17. Choose the correct tense for the following sentence:I will be going on vacation next week. A) Past Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Future Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future Progressive. 18. Which statement expresses a prior plan? A) They are going to New York for the weekend. B) They will go to New York for the weekend. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are going to New York for the weekend. 19. Which of the following is an example of a past progressive verb? a) We are playing b) He was running c) She will dance A) He was running. B) They have eaten. C) She will dance. D) We are playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was running. 20. I am digging a hole to plant a rosebush. A) Future Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Past Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present Progressive. 21. How is the perfect progressive aspect constructed? A) Have + been + verb-ing. B) Will + have + verb. C) Have + been + verb-ed. D) Had + been + verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have + been + verb-ing. 22. At present, 1 out of the 5 malfunctioned trains ..... already. A) Are working. B) Is working. C) Was working. D) Will be working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is working. 23. Which of the following is an example of a past progressive verb? a) I am eating b) She was sleeping c) They will play A) He is running. B) They will play. C) She was sleeping. D) I am eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was sleeping. 24. Choose the correct verb form:They ..... soccer at the moment. A) Play. B) Are playing. C) Were playing. D) Is playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are playing. 25. A number of scientists are developing cure for the new virus disease. A) Future progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Past progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present progressive. 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