This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Progressive Verb Tenses – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... went hiking in the mountains together. A) They. B) His. C) Her. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. Delilah was baking cookies in the kitchen. A) Past progressive tense. B) Present progressive tense. C) Future progressive tense. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past progressive tense. 16. The cat ..... (sleep) on the couch. A) Slept. B) Sleeps. C) Sleeping. D) Sleeps on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sleeps. 17. The sentence that uses the future progressive tense correctly is (a) A) Abigail is studying for the test. B) Chloe studied for the test. C) A. Rylan will be studying for the test. D) Sophia studies for the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. Rylan will be studying for the test. 18. What is the correct form of the past progressive tense for the pronoun 'we'? A) Were driving. B) Is driving. C) Will be driving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were driving. 19. The brilliant sun WAS STREAMING through the window. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past progressive. 20. Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense. 1. I ..... my homework right now. A) Do. B) Am doing. C) Did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am doing. 21. Level 4:Extension / High Ability. Instruction:Write your own sentences. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the future progressive. A) We will be traveling to the museum next week. B) We are traveling to the museum next week. C) We were traveling to the museum next week. D) We travel to the museum next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We will be traveling to the museum next week. 22. In which sentence is the correct future progressive tense of close used? A) The ride at the amusement park was closing soon. B) The ride at the amusement park is closing soon. C) The ride at the amusement park will be closing soon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ride at the amusement park will be closing soon. 23. Harry usually ..... for TeenLink on Monday afternoons. A) Write. B) Writes. C) Is writing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writes. 24. Dad ..... the pool.(present-not-fill) A) Were not filling. B) Will not be filling. C) Are not filling. D) Is not filling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is not filling. 25. What two parts make any progressive tense? A) A subject and a noun. B) A verb and an adjective. C) A to be verb and verb-ing. D) A pronoun and a preposition. 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