This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Progressive Verb Tenses – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 20 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fill in the blank with the correct verb.Maria Vero and Caty will be ..... cookies next weekend. A) Baking. B) Planting. C) Sleeping. D) Traveling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baking. 2. Given the sentence: "They will be swimming in the pool tomorrow, " explain why the verb tense is appropriate for the context. A) It shows an action that happened in the past. B) It shows an action that is happening now. C) It shows an action that will be ongoing in the future. D) It shows a repeated action.TagsCCSS.L.4.1B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It shows an action that will be ongoing in the future. 3. Read the following sentences and choose the one that correctly uses the present progressive tense to describe an action happening right now. A) He is running to school. B) He ran to school. C) He will run to school. D) He runs to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is running to school. 4. The trains ..... running less often next weekend, so plan accordingly. A) Were. B) Will be. C) Are. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be. 5. Which words BEST complete the sentence below?I ..... in my favorite chair right now. A) Am sitting. B) Are sitting. C) Was sitting. D) Were sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am sitting. 6. Kara will be feeding the family's new dog. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future. 7. The firefighters are climbing the tall ladder.6B. Is the verb in the above sentence past progressive, present progressive, or future progressive? A) Past progressive. B) Present progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present progressive. 8. The bus is arriving in Chicago.What is the present progressive verb? A) Bus. B) Is. C) Arriving. D) Chicago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arriving. 9. Melissa ..... to see if we needed anything. (past-call) A) Was searching. B) Is searching. C) Will be searching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was searching. 10. Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense.4. We ..... our favorite TV show when the phone rang. A) Watch. B) Were watching. C) Watched. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were watching. 11. Choose the sentence that correctly uses walk in the present progressive tense. A) You were walking home. B) We will be walking home. C) She was walking home. D) They are walking home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are walking home. 12. Level 2:Developing (On Level). Instruction:Fill in the blanks using the correct progressive tense. Yesterday at noon, we ..... (have) lunch. A) Were having. B) Are having. C) Will be having. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were having. 13. ..... (he go) swimming at the weekends? A) Is he going. B) Does he go. C) Do he goes. D) Is he go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does he go. 14. Choose the correct verb that will complete the sentence.We ..... our decision right now. A) Am making. B) Is making. C) Are making. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are making. 15. Ashley is going to give her an exam for bonus. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present. 16. Identify which verb form the sentence below is written in.Someone is banging on the patio doors. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 17. Which progressive tense is the verb written in?She is taking medicine and will be leaving soon. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 18. Which of the following sentences shows an action that was happening in the past? A) I am drawing a picture. B) I was drawing a picture. C) I will draw a picture. D) I draw a picture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was drawing a picture. 19. In the sentence "Landry and Rory were playing in the park when it started to rain, " identify the tense of the verb phrase "were playing." A) Present Progressive. B) Past Progressive. C) Future Progressive. D) Present Perfect ProgressiveTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Progressive. 20. Identify the participle phrase, and the part of the sentence that the participle modifies.Vicky recommended a website that features breaking news and in-depth coverage of national and international politics. A) International, politics. B) Breaking, news. C) Depth, coverage. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breaking, news. 21. Which sentence uses the past progressive tense correctly? A) They was playing outside. B) They were playing outside. C) They play outside. D) They are playing outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were playing outside. 22. Choose the correct verb tense to complete the sentence. '' I ..... shopping with my mom today." A) Is going. B) Am going. C) Are going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am going. 23. Which sentence correctly uses the progressive verb tense to show an action that is happening at this moment? A) The students are working on their project. B) The students worked on their project. C) The students will work on their project. D) The students have worked on their project.TagsCCSS.L.4.1B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The students are working on their project. 24. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.The rabbit ..... around the classroom during reading time. A) Hopping. B) Were hopping. C) Is hopping. D) Are hopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is hopping. 25. Indicate the correct form of the verb based on information in the parentheses.I ..... the flour in a bowl when the phone rang. (put-past progressive) A) Am putting. B) Was putting. C) Will be putting. D) None of the above. 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