This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Progressive Verb Tenses – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Dominic is creating a new app. A) Past progressive tense. B) Present progressive tense. C) Future progressive tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present progressive tense. 2. You see your friend at the park. She says, "I was playing on the swings when I saw you." Why did she use the past progressive tense? A) To show an action that happens every day. B) To show an action that was happening when something else happened. C) To show an action that will happen in the future. D) To show an action that is happening right now. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To show an action that was happening when something else happened. 3. Carrie ..... a magazine while waiting for the doctor. A) Is reading. B) Are reading. C) Were reading. D) Will have reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is reading. 4. Identify the present progressive in the sentence:'I am studying for my test.' A) I study. B) Studying for. C) Am test. D) Am studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Am studying. 5. They will be talking to you. A) Past progressive tense. B) Present progressive tense. C) Future progressive tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future progressive tense. 6. Identify which verb form the sentence below is written in.I was feeling very lonely whilst my parents were away. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 7. Which progressive tense is the verb written in?Mr. Davis will be leaving for vacation soon. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future progressive. 8. Will+be+present participle of main verb=what verb tense? A) Future Perfect. B) Future Progressive. C) Future Perfect Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Future Progressive. 9. Read the sentence: "While I was drawing, my brother was listening to music." What verb tense is used for the actions? A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) Simple pastTagsCCSS.L.4.1B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 10. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the present progressive tense. A) We are watching a movie. B) We watched a movie. C) We watch a movie. D) We will watch a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We are watching a movie. 11. Many bands are marching in the parade.What is the present progressive verb? A) Many. B) Bands. C) Marching. D) Parade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marching. 12. Next year, you ..... in the 5th grade. A) Were. B) Will be. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be. 13. Choose the best sentence to describe an action that was happening when another action interrupted it. A) I am eating dinner when the doorbell rings. B) I was eating dinner when the doorbell rang. C) I will be eating dinner when the doorbell rings. D) I eat dinner when the doorbell rings.TagsCCSS.L.4.1B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was eating dinner when the doorbell rang. 14. Identify the progressive tense used in each sentence:Will you be staying at Martha's when you visit New York this summer? A) Past Progressive. B) Present Progressive. C) Future Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future Progressive. 15. Which verb tense is used to describe an action that was ongoing in the past but is now completed? A) Present perfect. B) Past progressive. C) Future perfect. D) Simple past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 16. ..... went hiking in the mountains together. A) They. B) His. C) Her. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They. 17. The flame is dancing rhythmically to the beat of the breeze. A) Future progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Past perfect. D) Present. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present progressive. 18. Fill in the blank. At the moment, I ..... swimming ten laps around the pool. A) Will be. B) Is. C) Are. D) Am. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Am. 19. Choose the correct verb that will complete the sentence.Architect Rosales ..... the exhibit when we visited him. A) Is measuring. B) Was measuring. C) Will be measuring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was measuring. 20. The fireman ..... down the pole when we visited the fire station. (slide) A) Were sliding. B) Is sliding. C) Was sliding. D) Am sliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was sliding. 21. What are the helping verbs for present perfect tense? A) Will and have. B) Had and have. C) Has and have. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has and have. 22. Identify the progressive verb in the following sentence: "She is reading a book." A) Is. B) Reading. C) Book. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading. 23. Choose the correct verb tense to complete the sentence.Jenny ..... to love the blue dress we picked out for her. A) Is going. B) Am going. C) Are going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is going. 24. Write the appropriate auxiliary:Yesterday, I ..... watching TV when the power went out A) Am. B) Were. C) Was. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 25. Which sentence correctly uses a past progressive verb? A) I am going to the store. B) She was singing when the phone rang. C) They will be arriving soon. D) He has been working all day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was singing when the phone rang. 26. Select the sentence that uses the present progressive tense:a) I am reading a book.b) He read a book yesterday.c) We will read a book tomorrow. A) I am reading a book. B) He read a book yesterday. C) We will read a book tomorrow. D) They are reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I am reading a book. 27. I will enjoy a long bubble bath on Saturday. A) Future. B) Future progressive. C) Future perfect. D) Present perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Future. 28. Choose the sentence that is in the future progressive tense. A) I will be reading my book tonight. B) I read my book every night. C) I am reading my book now. D) I have read my book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I will be reading my book tonight. 29. Choose the sentence that uses the present progressive tense in a dinner preparation scenario. A) Rylan will be cooking dinner. B) Abigail cooks dinner. C) Lissandrine was cooking dinner. D) Angel is cooking dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Angel is cooking dinner. 30. Delilah was baking cookies in the kitchen. A) Past progressive tense. B) Present progressive tense. C) Future progressive tense. D) None of the above. 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