This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Progressive Verb Tenses – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 23 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is NOT a past tense form of be? A) Were. B) Is. C) Was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 2. Which of the following sentences uses a progressive verb tense? A) She eats breakfast every morning. B) She is eating breakfast right now. C) She ate breakfast yesterday. D) She will eat breakfast tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is eating breakfast right now. 3. Freddie watching the raccoons play kickball when a ball came toward him. A) Are watching. B) Is watching. C) Was watching. D) Were watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was watching. 4. Please don't talk. I ..... TV. A) Was watching. B) Will be watching. C) Am watching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am watching. 5. Which sentence uses the past progressive tense correctly?a) I am going to the store.b) She will go to the store.c) They were going to the store. A) They were going to the store. B) I am going to the store. C) She will go to the store. D) They were going to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were going to the store. 6. Select the sentence that correctly uses the past progressive tense. A) They are jumping rope. B) They were jumping rope. C) They jump rope. D) They will jump rope.TagsCCSS.L.4.1B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were jumping rope. 7. In the sentence "Miles and Lila will be meeting us at the new community center, " identify the tense of the verb phrase "will be meeting." A) Present Progressive. B) Past Progressive. C) Future Progressive. D) Present Perfect ProgressiveTagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future Progressive. 8. Which of the following is a progressive verb? A) Ran. B) Running. C) Runs. D) Run. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running. 9. He was running for President until back then ..... Not so sure about now. A) Past progressive. B) Past perfect. C) Present perfect. D) Present progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past progressive. 10. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PUNCTUATION FOR THE SENTENCE:Oh my gosh, the rain flooded our backyard A) ?. B) . C) ,. D) !. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) !. 11. Choose the correct tense for the sentence:Tomorrow, Aqravius will be working on his project. A) Past progressive. B) Future progressive. C) Present progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Future progressive. 12. They ..... for the last dog. (Present-search) A) Are searching. B) Were searching. C) Will be searching. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are searching. 13. Which sentence is written in the present continuous tense? A) She was promising David a ride home. B) She promised David a ride home. C) She will be promising David a ride home. D) She is promising David a ride home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She is promising David a ride home. 14. Classify this sentence:Samuel is preparing for an exam. A) Simple present. B) Present progressive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present progressive. 15. The boy ..... while the coach was talking about the next play. A) Am listening. B) Was listening. C) Were listening. D) Will be listening. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was listening. 16. Which sentence uses the future progressive tense for a weekend plan? A) Autumn and Arianna are cleaning the room. B) Autumn and Arianna cleaned the room. C) Autumn and Arianna will be cleaning the room. D) Autumn and Arianna clean the room. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autumn and Arianna will be cleaning the room. 17. Next summer Amber ..... a new camp. A) Are attending. B) Was attending. C) Were attending. D) Will be attending. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will be attending. 18. Identify the progressive tense in the sentence:'He is studying for his exams.' A) Is studying. B) Has studied for weeks. C) Was studying yesterday. D) Is studying hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is studying. 19. Differentiate between the sentences:'I am running' and 'I ran'. What tenses are they? A) 'I am running' is simple present; 'I ran' is past perfect. B) 'I am running' is future continuous; 'I ran' is present perfect. C) 'I am running' is past continuous; 'I ran' is simple future. D) 'I am running' is present continuous; 'I ran' is simple past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'I am running' is present continuous; 'I ran' is simple past. 20. What ..... ( you write)? Let me see! A) You are writing. B) You writing. C) Do you write. D) Are you writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are you writing. 21. Choose the sentence that correctly uses both present and past progressive tenses. A) I am eating dinner while my sister was reading a book. B) I was eating dinner while my sister is reading a book. C) I am eating dinner while my sister is reading a book. D) I was eating dinner while my sister was reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I am eating dinner while my sister is reading a book. 22. John ..... walking to the door, because someone is standing at the door. A) Are. B) Is. C) Will be. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 23. Choose the sentence that uses the past progressive tense. A) They are singing a song. B) They sang a song. C) They were singing a song. D) They will sing a song. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were singing a song. 24. Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence.She ..... her homework right now. A) Will be doing. B) Is doing. C) Are doing. D) Was doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is doing. 25. The lumberjack leveled the many trees into a clearing and his chainsaw sang its deadly song. What is being personified? A) The trees. B) The chainsaw. C) The song. D) The lumberjack. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The chainsaw. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesProgressive Verb Tenses Quiz 1Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 2Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 3Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 4Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 5Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 6Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 7Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books