This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Tenses > Progressive Verb Tenses – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Progressive Verb Tenses Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My dog ..... when I arrived home. A) Is barking. B) Was barking. C) Were barking. D) Will be barking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was barking. 2. Will+have+been+present participle of main verb =what verb tense? A) Future Perfect Progressive. B) Present Perfect. C) Present Progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Future Perfect Progressive. 3. Create a sentence using the present progressive tense with the verb 'to study'. A) She is studying hard. B) They studied yesterday. C) I study now. D) I am studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I am studying. 4. Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense. 3.Yesterday, she ..... a story to her little brother before bed. A) Is reading. B) Reads. C) Read. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is reading. 5. Luke and Kesha are walk on down the street, but Mika are going to speak with Mrs. Schuleman. The three friends are wave goodbye to each other. A) Walked, is, waving. B) Walking, is, waved. C) Walking, is, waving. D) Walking, am, waving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walking, is, waving. 6. I am running some errands right now. A) Past progressive. B) Future progressive. C) Present Progressive. D) Present Perfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present Progressive. 7. What is the past simple of BE? A) Was/were. B) Been. C) Beed. D) Bee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was/were. 8. Do not call while they are eating supper. A) Present perfect. B) Past perfect. C) Present progressive. D) Past progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present progressive. 9. Write the correct form of the verb in parentheses () to show continuing action in each sentence.Right now, I ..... about the weather forecast. (wonder) A) Am wondering. B) Was wondering. C) Will be wondering. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am wondering. 10. Which progressive verb is this?Mr. D.C. was talking to Mr. Vack about school. A) Present Progressive Verb. B) Past Progressive Verb. C) Future Progressive Verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past Progressive Verb. 11. The hikers are unpacking their backpacks.9B. 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. 12. The ..... was a famous luxury ship that sank on th eway from England to America in 1912. A) Samurai. B) Titanic. C) Avenger. D) Trojan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Titanic. 13. The door was opening slowly. A) Was opening slowly. B) Opening slowly. C) Was opening. D) Door was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was opening. 14. Differentiate between the sentences:'I was walking' and 'I walk'. What tenses are they? A) 'I was walking' is past continuous tense; 'I walk' is simple present tense. B) 'I was walking' is simple present tense; 'I walk' is past continuous tense. C) 'I was walking' is present continuous tense; 'I walk' is future tense. D) 'I was walking' is simple past tense; 'I walk' is past perfect tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'I was walking' is past continuous tense; 'I walk' is simple present tense. 15. Which sentence uses the progressive verb tense to describe an action that will be happening in the future? A) She is painting the wall. B) She painted the wall. C) She will be painting the wall tomorrow. D) She paints the wall every week.TagsCCSS.L.4.1B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She will be painting the wall tomorrow. 16. Zack is carrying his books to school.3B. 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. 17. Read the sentence. Jesus ..... dinner for his family. Which words should go in the blank? A) Are cooking. B) Am cooking. C) Is cooking. D) Were cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is cooking. 18. Ahmed ..... his favorite book. A) Is reading. B) Are reading. C) Were reading. D) Will have reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is reading. 19. Tina will tell me the story later. A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Future. 20. Level 1:Beginner (Support). Instruction:Choose the correct verb and add-ing. Word Bank:playing-reading-watching-eating. I was ..... (watch) TV yesterday. A) Watching. B) Watch. C) Watched. D) Watches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watching. 21. Read each sentence carefully and choose the verb that correctly shows the progressive tense.5. He ..... his shoes before leaving the house. A) Is tying. B) Ties. C) Tied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is tying. 22. "The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."What is being personified? A) The walls. B) The scream. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The walls. 23. Which progressive tense is the verb written in?The books are being ordered. A) Present progressive. B) Past progressive. C) Future progressive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Present progressive. 24. Identify the past progressive in the sentence:'I was cooking dinner.' A) Was dinner. B) Cooking was. C) I was. D) Was cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was cooking. 25. Which sentence has an error, or mistake, in grammar usage? A) I am going home right now. B) I is going home very soon. C) I will be going home when I am done. D) I was going home when my friend asked me to stay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I is going home very soon. ← 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